Is culture important in the choice of role models? Experiences from a culturally diverse medical school

Medical Teacher

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-149

  Mclean, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAINING;

CAREER CHOICE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 1842586599     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590310001653964     Document Type: Article

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