Social accountability in theory and practice

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Rourke, James ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health planning; Medical education; Medical schools; Public health; Rural health services; Rural population; Social responsibility; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ACCREDITATION; CURRICULUM; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CANADA; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CANADA; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 33749646333     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.559     Document Type: Note

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