How to set-up a long-distance mentoring program: A framework and case description of mentorship in HIV clinical trials

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-23

  Mbuagbaw, Lawrence ^a,b   Thabane, Lehana ^b,c  

^a YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Canada; Framework; Long distance; Mentoring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; FUNDING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STUDENT RELATION; SKILL; STUDENT; TEACHER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84874740493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S39731     Document Type: Article

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