Educational effects of international health electives on U.S. and Canadian medical students and residents: A literature review

Academic Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 342-347

  Thompson, Matthew J ^a   Huntington, Mark K ^c,d   Hunt, D Dan ^b   Pinsky, Linda E ^b   Brodie, Jonathon J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c International Travelers Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e International Projects   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037345560     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200303000-00023     Document Type: Article

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