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Virtual patients for real medical students

Virtual patient

Teaching hospitals the world over face increasing difficulties in sourcing real patients who exhibit every conceivable ailment which medical students need to learn to diagnose and treat. An e-learning approach using interactive computer simulations known as virtual patients is one way to solve the problem, but in which settings is the use of these virtual [...]

November 25th, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices,Higher Education,Research,Top Stories | Read More »

Master’s Programme: Online Education in Veterinary Tropical Medicine

© University of Pretoria

The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases (DVTD), Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa presents a web-based master’s programme in Veterinary Tropical Diseases (MSc). This programme is presented in collaboration with the Department of Animal Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, and the Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of [...]

October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Higher Education,Learning Strategies,Research | Read More »

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