Toward a more professional and practical medical education: A novel Central European approach

Advances in Medical Education and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 459-467

  Drexel, Heinz ^a,b,c,d   Vonbank, Alexander ^a,b,c   Fraunberger, Peter ^c,e   Riesen, Walter F ^c   Saely, Christoph H ^a,b,c  

^a Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment   (Austria)

^b Feldkirch Academic Teaching Hospital Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment   (Austria)

^c PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN   (Liechtenstein)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Medical Central Laboratory   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bedside teaching; Bologna criteria; Medical education; Practical medical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034587431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11797258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S81016     Document Type: Article

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