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LATEST HAPS EDUCATOR
Winter 2024
The latest edition explores various innovative strategies in teaching physiology and related subjects, aimed at enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes. This includes: 1. Help-Seeking in A&P and Muddiest Point Assignments, 2. Medical Student Perceptions of Pre-Clerkship Learning Objectives, 3. Exam Methods in College A&P Courses, 4. Extraction of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems, and 5. A Visual Demonstration of the Brachial Plexus.

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