Teaching and educational scholarship in Tanzania: Faculty initiative to improve performance of health professions' students

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Mkony, Charles A ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^b   Owibingire, Sirra S ^c   Fyfe, Molly V ^d   Omer, Selma ^e   Freeman, Phyllis ^f   Makubi, Abel ^a   Mloka, Doreen A ^c   Portillo, Carmen J ^c   Leyna, Germana H ^c   Tarimo, Edith ^c   Kaaya, Ephata E ^a   MacFarlane, Sarah B ^g  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MUHAS   (Tanzania)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; competencies; faculty development; health professions education; Tanzania; teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TANZANIA; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; TANZANIA; TEACHING;

EID: 84871422021     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.45     Document Type: Article

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