An innovative paradigm for surgical education programs in resource-limited settings

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 298-299

  Deckelbaum, Dan L ^a   Gosselin Tardif, Alexandre ^b   Ntakiyiruta, Georges ^c   Liberman, Sender ^a   Vassiliou, Melina ^a   Rwamasirabo, Emile ^c   Gasakure, Emmanuel ^c   Fata, Paola ^a   Khwaja, Kosar ^a   Razek, Tarek ^a   Kyamanywa, Patrick ^c  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RWANDA;

CANADA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RWANDA;

EID: 84908141437     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.001514     Document Type: Article

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