The development of competency-based education for mid-level eye care professionals: A process to foster an appropriate, widely accepted and socially accountable initiative

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 7-

  du Toit, R ^a   Palagyi, A ^a   Brian, G ^a  

^a Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competency based; Curriculum; Education; Ophthalmology; Socially accountable

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956294803     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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