Small groups, big possibilities: radical pedagogical approaches to critical small-group learning in medical education

Lilian Robinson

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Small groups, big possibilities: radical pedagogical approaches to critical small-group learning in medical education

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Lilian Robinson University of Toronto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0614-450X

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Lilian Robinson, University of Toronto

Dr. Lilian Robinson is a palliative care fellow at the University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine. Her interests are in community-based palliative care for stucturally vulnerable populations, as well as education and research pertaining to palliative care and sexual and gender minority health.

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Robinson L. Small groups, big possibilities: radical pedagogical approaches to critical small-group learning in medical education . Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 20 [cited 2024 Dec. 19];14(2):178-. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/76464

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