Reform of Medical Education in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Luxury or Necessity?

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-37

  Šimunović, Vladimir J ^a   Sonntag, Hans Gunther ^b   März, Richard ^c   Horsch, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAR   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Curriculum; Education, medical; International cooperation; Quality control; Schools, medical; Teaching

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CONSENSUS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TEACHER; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 1642505491     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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