A third world international health elective for U.S. medical students: The 25-year experience of the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 337-373

  James Imperato, Pascal ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

international health electives; overseas medical studies

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ASIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; KENYA; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENCE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICARE; MOTIVATION; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING; TERRORISM; THAILAND; TRAVEL; TROPICAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; NEW YORK; PORTRAITS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 4444312121     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHE.0000038652.65641.0d     Document Type: Review

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