Freeing didactic lectures from monotony with a brief mid-lecture presentation on innovations in biomedical technology unrelated to the original lecture

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Freeing didactic lectures from monotony with a brief mid-lecture presentation on innovations in biomedical technology unrelated to the original lecture

Rajashekar Rao Barkur*, Ullas Kamath*, and K.G.Mohandas Rao

Departments of Biochemistry*, and Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), International Center for Health Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.

Correspondence to Dr Mohandas Rao at mohandaskg at gmail dot com

Submitted 18 Mar 2010; first decision 13 Apr 2010; first revision received 19 Apr 2010;

Second revision accepted 25 Apr 2010; published 27 Apr 2010

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Please cite this article as: R.R.Barkur, U Kamath and K G Mohandas Rao. Freeing didactic lectures from monotony with a mid-lecture presentation unrelated to the original lecture. Medical Physiology Online 2010; published 27 April 2010 available from http://www.medicalphysiologyonline.org

Reviewer: Dr William H Cliff, Niagara University, USA, reviewed the first version of this manuscript. His comments for the authors are available in the Prepublication Record. The reviewer reports no conflict of interests related to this review.

The revised version of the manuscript was reviewed, further revision requested and the second revision accepted by Editor E.S.Prakash. The accepted version was further edited for brevity, clarity and style by the editor and approved by the authors. The editor has no conflict of interests related to this submission.

Prepublication Record: The prepublication record containing the original version of the manuscript, reviewers comments, editor’s comments, the authors’ response, and the revised versions of the manuscript can be accessed at https://medicalphysiologyonline.wordpress.com/home/archive/

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