Establishment of a general medicine residency training program in rural west Africa

Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 327-339

  Drislane, Frank W ^a   Akpalu, Albert ^b   Wegdam, Harry H J ^c,d  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c Holy Family Hospital   (Ghana)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General medicine; Residency training program; Tropics; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL SURGERY; GHANA; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TEACHING ROUND; AFRICA; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

AFRICA, WESTERN; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 84906960234     PISSN: 00440086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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