Enhancing formal educational and in-service training programs in rural rwanda: A partnership among the public sector, a nongovernmental organization, and Academia

Academic Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1117-1124

  Cancedda, Corrado ^a,b,c   Farmer, Paul E ^a,b   Kyamanywa, Patrick ^d   Riviello, Robert ^a   Rhatigan, Joseph ^a   Wagner, Claire M ^b   Ngabo, Fidele ^e   Anatole, Manzi ^f   Drobac, Peter C ^a,c,g   Mpunga, Tharcisse ^h   Nutt, Cameron T ⁱ   Kakoma, Jean Baptiste ^d   Mukherjee, Joia ^a,b   Cortas, Chadi ^a,b,f   Condo, Jeanine ^d   Ntaganda, Fabien ^j   Bukhman, Gene ^a,b,k   Binagwaho, Agnes ^b,j  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Inshuti Mu Buzima ^*  (Rwanda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^e Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

^f PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^g RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

^h Butaro Hospital   (Rwanda)

ⁱ DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^j Ministry of Health of Rwanda   (Rwanda)

^k Non Communicable Diseases Synergies Initiative   (Rwanda)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RWANDA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RWANDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905513214     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000376     Document Type: Article

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