Cross-cultural undergraduate medical education in north america: Theoretical concepts and educational approaches

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-203

  Reitmanova, Sylvia ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 79957851320     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2011.561761     Document Type: Review

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