The Optimizing Whiteboard Lectures (OWL) Checklist: A Novel "Chalk Talk" Assessment Tool.

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is Senior Director of Simulation Research, Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Published: June 2025


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