Is video review of patient encounters an effective tool for medical student learning? A review of the literature

Advances in Medical Education and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-30

  Hammoud, Maya M ^a   Morgan, Helen K ^a   Edwards, Mary E ^b   Lyon, Jennifer A ^b   White, Casey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback and self assessment; Feedback tools; Self assessment of performance; Self directed learning with feedback; Video review of performance with feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891857876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11797258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S20219     Document Type: Review

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