Using a modified course experience questionnaire (CEQ) to evaluate the innovative teaching of medical communication

Godfrey Steele1, Steve West, Donald Simeon

  • 1Centre for Medical Sciences Education, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. godfreysteele@hotmail.com

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