Effects of international health electives on medical student learning and career choice: Results of a systematic literature review

Family Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Jeffrey, Jessica ^a   Dumont, Rebecca A ^a   Kim, Gloria Y ^b   Kuo, Tony ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Office of Senior Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEARNING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 78651515660     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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