A qualitative evaluation of a mentoring program for Aboriginal health workers and allied health professionals

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 457-462

  Browne, Jennifer ^a   Thorpe, Sharon ^a   Tunny, Noeleen ^b   Adams, Karen ^a   Palermo, Claire ^c  

^a Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation   (Australia)

^b The Heart Foundation of Australia   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Health Worker; mentoring; workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PEER GROUP; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHER; ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKER; ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; MENTORING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKFORCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VICTORIA;

ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKER; MENTORING; WORKFORCE;

EID: 84885455301     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12118     Document Type: Article

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