Advances in clinical education: A model for infectious disease training for mid-level practitioners in Uganda

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Miceli, Antonina ^a   Sebuyira, Lydia Mpanga ^a,b   Crozier, Ian ^c   Cooke, Molly ^d   Naikoba, Sarah ^b   Omwangangye, Aquilla Priscilla ^b   Rayko Farrar, Lisa ^a   Ronald, Allan ^e   Tumwebaze, Margaret ^b   Willis, Kelly S ^f   Weaver, Marcia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Infectious Diseases Institute   (Uganda)

^c Accordia Global Health Foundation   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f Accordia Global Health Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa South of the Sahara; Clinical competence; Education, distance; Education, medical, continuing; Education, nursing, continuing; In service training

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SHORT SURVEY; SKILL; TRAINING; UGANDA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; UGANDA;

EID: 84866461861     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.07.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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