Anatomical Society core regional anatomy syllabus for undergraduate medicine: The Delphi process

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 2-14

  Smith, C F ^a   Finn, G M ^b   Stewart, J ^c   Mchanwell, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy education; Curriculum; Regional anatomy; Syllabus; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ARM; CONSENSUS; CURRICULUM; DELPHI STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HEAD; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEG; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NECK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RADIOLOGIST; REGIONAL ANATOMY; REVIEW; SPINE; SURGEON; TEACHING; THORAX; ANATOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ANATOMY, REGIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84954562923     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12402     Document Type: Review

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