Exploring the role of social capital in supporting a regional medical education campus

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Toomey, P ^a   Hanlon, N ^b   Bates, J ^c   Poole, G ^c   Lovato, C Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Canada; Medical education; Medicine; Remote; Rural; Satellite medical campus; Social capital; Social cohesion; Underserved

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84857720020     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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