Clinical Skills Resources Online

Clinical skills development requires continuous attention to self directed learning. Self directed learning is important in Japan where the infrastructure for teaching clinical skills is limited (but improving rapidly). Two great online resources are available:

http://medicine.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/introduction.htm

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/medcurr.htm

Poking around on these sites will reward students with visuals, techniques and attitudes for self-directed development of their clinical skills.