Addressing Malawi's surgical workforce crisis: A sustainable paradigm for training and collaboration in Africa

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-281

  Qureshi, Javeria S ^a   Young, Sven ^b   Muyco, Arturo P ^c   Borgstein, Eric ^d   Charles, Anthony G ^a   Mulwafu, Wakisa ^d   Shores, Carol G ^a   Banza, Leonard ^c   Cairns, Bruce ^e   Viste, Asgaut ^b   Mkandawire, Nyengo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALAWI; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALAWI; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NORWAY; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872486012     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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