Perspective: Partnering for medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking the evidence for effective collaborations

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-220

  Kolars, Joseph C ^a   Cahill, Kathleen ^b   Donkor, Peter ^c   Kaaya, Ephata ^d   Lawson, Aaron ^e   Serwadda, David ^f   Sewankambo, Nelson K ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Cahill Davila and Associates   (United States)

^c KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^d MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^f MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^g MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

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EID: 84856541543     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823ede39     Document Type: Review

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