The dawn of family medicine in Ethiopia

Family Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 685-690

  Philpott, Jane ^a   Cornelson, Brian ^a   Derbew, Miliard ^b   Haq, Cynthia ^c   Kvach, Elizabeth ^c   Mekasha, Amha ^b   Rouleau, Katherine ^a   Tefera, Girma ^c   Wondimagegn, Dawit ^b   Wilson, Lynn ^a   Yigeremu, Mahlet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ETHIOPIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ETHIOPIA; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907728454     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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