Investing in community-based education to improve the quality, quantity, and retention of physicians in three African countries

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-114

  Talib, Zohray Moolani ^a   Baingana, Rhona Kezabu ^b   Sagay, Atiene Solomon ^c   Van Schalkwyk, Susan Camille ^d   Mehtsun, Sinit ^a   Kiguli Malwadde, Elsie ^e  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Community based education; Competency based education; Health system strengthening; Medical education; Nigeria; Retention; South Africa; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UGANDA;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NIGERIA; PHYSICIANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 84886787618     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.120703     Document Type: Article

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