A randomized pilot study of the use of concept maps to enhance problem-based learning among first-year medical students

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Veronese, Carolina ^a   Richards, Jeremy B ^a,b   Pernar, Luise ^a,c   Sullivan, Amy M ^a,b   Schwartzstein, Richard M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 84883021589     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.785628     Document Type: Article

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