Improving quality of medical education in India: The need to value and recognize academic scholarship

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 171-173

  Chacko, Thomas ^a  

^a PSG INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84881190891     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.114595     Document Type: Editorial

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