Maximizing the Impact of Training Initiatives for Health Professionals in Low-Income Countries: Frameworks, Challenges, and Best Practices

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Cancedda, Corrado ^a,b,c   Farmer, Paul E ^a,b,c   Kerry, Vanessa ^b,d,e   Nuthulaganti, Tej ^f,g   Scott, Kirstin W ^g   Goosby, Eric ^h   Binagwaho, Agnes ^b,i,j  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^d Seed Global Health   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ Ministry of Health of Rwanda   (Rwanda)

^j DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; TRAINING; AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937801498     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001840     Document Type: Article

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