Global Health Education Consortium: 20 Years of Leadership in Global Health and Global Health Education

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 323-335

  Velji, Anvar ^a,b  

^a South Sacramento ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competencies; Consortium; Curriculum; Global health; Global health education; Networks

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79957632286     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2011.02.003     Document Type: Review

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