How can medical schools contribute to the education, recruitment and retention of rural physicians in their region?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 395-396

  Rourke, James ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH WORKER; HIGHER EDUCATION; RURAL AREA;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 77952630835     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.073072     Document Type: Article

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