Educating Enough Competent Health Professionals: Advancing Educational Innovation at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Kaaya, Ephata E ^a   Macfarlane, Sarah B ^b   Mkony, Charles A ^a   Lyamuya, Eligius F ^a   Loeser, Helen ^b   Freeman, Phyllis ^c   Kirumira, Edward K ^d   Pallangyo, Kisali ^a   Debas, Haile T ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Journal of Public Health Policy   (United States)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TANZANIA; TRAINING;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TANZANIA; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84865547277     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001284     Document Type: Article

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