Combining content and elements of communication into an upper-level biochemistry course

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-141

  Whittington, Carli P ^a   Pellock, Samuel J ^a   Cunningham, Rebecca L ^a   Cox, James R ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning and curriculum design; Medical education; Presentation; Science communication; Storytelling; Teaching and learning techniques methods and approaches

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; SCIENCE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; SCIENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84896489186     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: 15393429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20770     Document Type: Article

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