An International Volunteer Program for General Surgery Residents at Brown Medical School: The Tenwek Hospital Africa Experience

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-128

  Klaristenfeld, Daniel D ^a   Chupp, Michael ^b   Cioffi, William G ^a   White, Russell E ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tenwek Hospital   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; KENYA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHODE ISLAND; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 45549087500     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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