Working collaboratively to support medical educational in developing countries: The case of the friends of Moi University Faculty of Health Sciences

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Oman, K ^a   Khwa Otsyula, B ^b   Majoor, G ^c   Einterz, R ^d   Wasteson, A ^e  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing countries; Education; International cooperation; Kenya; Medical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; E-MAIL; FUNDING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KENYA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 34548350492     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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