Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 253-261 , March 2005

Creating Effective Learning in Today's Emergency Departments: How Accomplished Teachers Get It Done

  • Glen Bandiera, MD, MEd

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Glen Bandiera, MD, MEd, St. Michael's Hospital Department of Emergency Services, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8 Canada; 416-864-5095, fax 416-864-5341
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  • Shirley Lee, MD, MHSc
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  • Richard Tiberius, PhD

Received 4 March 2004 ,Revised 30 July 2004 ,Accepted 18 August 2004.

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 Author contributions: GB conceived the study. GB and RT designed the study and obtained research funding. RT provided methodologic expertise. GB and SL conducted the study and data analysis. GB wrote the manuscript, with substantial editorial and content revisions by RT and SL. GB takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: Supported by grants from the Dean's Excellence Fund, University of Toronto and the St. Michael's Hospital Educational Fund.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(04)01278-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.08.007

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 253-261 , March 2005

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