Western medical students' experiences on clinical electives in sub-Saharan Africa

Medical Education

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 593-603

  Kumwenda, Ben ^a   Royan, David ^a   Ringsell, Paige ^a   Dowell, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ALTRUISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TIME;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84899887705     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12477     Document Type: Article

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