A virtual patient software program to improve pharmacy student learning in a comprehensive disease management course

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Douglass, Mark A ^a   Casale, Jillian P ^a   Andrew Skirvin, J ^a   DiVall, Margarita V ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical skills; Learning outcomes; Simulation; Virtual patient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL SKILLS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING OUTCOMES; PHARMACY STUDENT; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL PATIENT;

CLINICAL SKILLS; LEARNING OUTCOMES; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL PATIENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 84885817391     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe778172     Document Type: Article

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