Measuring social accountability in health professional education: Development and international pilot testing of an evaluation framework

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-45

  Larkins, Sarah L ^a   Preston, Robyn ^a   Matte, Marie C ^b,c   Lindemann, Iris C ^d   Samson, Rex ^e   Tandinco, Filedito D ^f   Buso, David ^g   Ross, Simone J ^a   Pálsdóttir, Björg ^h   Neusy, André Jacques ^h  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Ateneo de Zamboanga University   (Philippines)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^g WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^h Training for Health Equity Network   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871956619     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.731106     Document Type: Review

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