The use of social networking to improve the quality of interprofessional education

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Pittenger, Amy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interprofessional education; Pedagogical models; Social networking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PEDAGOGICAL MODELS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL NETWORK;

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PEDAGOGICAL MODELS; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84885821698     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe778174     Document Type: Article

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