PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Yousuf, Nada H.
TI  - The clinical skills laboratory as a learning tool for medical students and health professionals
DP  - 2004 May 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 549--551
VI  - 25
IP  - 5
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/25/5/549.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/25/5/549.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2004 May 01; 25
AB  - Clinical skill laboratories CSL have become one of the essential facilities in an undergraduate medical curriculum. A wide range of training skills were recently introduced which includes clinical examination, diagnostic and therapeutic skills as well as communication skills. Although the educational value of the CSL is very well recognized, very little is written about it in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the skills laboratory integrated in an undergraduate medical curriculum, highlight the nature of this trend, look at the advantages and disadvantages and suggest some guidelines for implementation.