Addressing physician shortages in New Mexico through a combined BA/MD Program

Academic Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1152-1157

  Cosgrove, Ellen M ^a,b,g   Harrison, Gary L ^c   Kalishman, Summers ^b,d   Kersting, Kathryn E ^b   Romero Leggott, Valerie ^b,e   Timm, Craig ^a,b   Velarde, Lily A ^b   Roth, Paul B ^b,f,g  

^a Internal Medicine Residency Health Allegiance   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d Family and Community Medicine

^e Office of Diversity

^f Emergency Medicine

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENT; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINORITY GROUP; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36749033779     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318159cf06     Document Type: Review

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