Undergraduate international medical electives: Some ethical and pedagogical considerations

Journal of Studies in International Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-185

  Hanson, Lori ^a   Harms, Sheila ^b   Plamondon, Katrina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

global health equity; global health ethics; global health pedagogy; international medical electives

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953104558     PISSN: 10283153     EISSN: 15527808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1028315310365542     Document Type: Article

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