Use of virtual patients in an advanced therapeutics pharmacy course to promote active, patient-centered learning

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Smith, Michael A ^a   Mohammad, Rima A ^a   Benedict, Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Simulation; Virtual patients

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES;

EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84906231423     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe786125     Document Type: Article

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