Evaluation of a learner-designed course for teaching health research skills in Ghana

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bates, Imelda ^a   Ansong, Daniel ^b   Bedu Addo, George ^b,c   Agbenyega, Tsiri ^c   Akoto, Alex Yaw Osei ^b   Nsiah Asare, Anthony ^b   Karikari, Patrick ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^c KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; GHANA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF CONTROL; SKILL; TEACHING; THINKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 34447262797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-7-18     Document Type: Article

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