Human anatomy: Let the students tell us how to teach

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 262-272

  Davis, Christopher R ^a   Bates, Anthony S ^b   Ellis, Harold ^c   Roberts, Alice M ^d,e  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e Bristol Medical School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical sciences education; Anatomy demonstrators; Anatomy laboratory; Cadaver dissection; Computers in anatomical education; E learning; Gross anatomy education; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ATTITUDE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CADAVER; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ANATOMY; ATTITUDE; CADAVER; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903518842     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1424     Document Type: Article

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