Accreditation of medical schools: The question of purpose and outcomes

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. D, 2005, Pages 35-40

  Azila, N M A ^a   Tan, C P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Compliance; Quality of medical education; Undergraduate medical programme

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALAYSIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644825730     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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