Philosophy of Science Series: Harnessing the Multidisciplinary Edge Effect by Exploring Paradigms, Ontologies, Epistemologies, Axiologies, and Methodologies

Academic Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 686-689

  Varpio, Lara ^a   Macleod, Anna ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85084130387     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003142     Document Type: Review

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