Does a PBL-based medical curriculum predispose training in specific career paths? A systematic review of the literature

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-9

  Tsigarides, Jordan ^a   Wingfield, Laura R ^b   Kulendran, Myutan ^c  

^a JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career choice; Medical education; PBL; Primary care; Problem based learning; Residency

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85009957549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2348-0     Document Type: Article

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