This booklet was designed for the Queen’s Medical Research Institute’s PhD Open Day 2009, aimed primarily at visiting prospective PhD students. The brief was to combine information and a schedule for the event for use on the day, with welcome and introductory information about the Institute and useful information about arranging postgraduate training at the …
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Ê»Harveyʼ Cardiac Patient Mannequins Ê»Harveyʼ is a cardiac patient simulator. MVM has two. One is in the Chancellor’s building Little France, and the other is in the Medical Eductaion Centre at the Western General campus. Ê»Harveyʼ can simulate normal heart and pulse rhythms and a variety of abnormal heart conditions. It is made of an …
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This system, also known as Ê»clickersʼ, is a hand-held electronic voting system for use during lectures. It enables the lecturer to ask questions and to get immediate feedback from the class. Use of this can bring benefits to teaching for example, by enabling the teacher to gauge the level of understanding the class has of …
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