Unchallenged good intentions: A qualitative study of the experiences of medical students on international health electives to developing countries

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  O'Donnell, Patrick ^a   McAuliffe, Eilish ^b   O'Donovan, Diarmuid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Developing country; International health elective; Medical student

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRAVEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 84908066201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-49     Document Type: Article

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