Specialization training in Malawi: A qualitative study on the perspectives of medical students graduating from the University of Malawi College of Medicine

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sawatsky, Adam P ^a   Parekh, Natasha ^b   Muula, Adamson S ^c   Bui, Thuy ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Medical education; Medical migration; Postgraduate medical education; Qualitative research; Specialization training; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; SPECIALIZATION;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84891517644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-14-2     Document Type: Review

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