Addressing social responsibility in medical education: The African way

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 649-653

  Kwizera, Enoch N ^a   Iputo, Jehu E ^a  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; SOUTH AFRICA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LANGUAGE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79960685943     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.590247     Document Type: Article

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