Maximising mentorship: Variations in laboratory mentorship models implemented in Zimbabwe

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Nzombe, Phoebe ^a   Luman, Elizabeth T ^b   Shumba, Edwin ^a   Mangwanya, Douglas ^c   Simbi, Raiva ^c   Kilmarx, Peter H ^b   Zimuto, Sibongile N ^a  

^a Zimbabwe National Quality Assurance Programme (ZINQAP)   (Zimbabwe)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYCLICAL EMBEDDED MENTORSHIP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LABORATORY MANAGER MENTORSHIP; MEDICAL AUDIT; ONE WEEK PER MONTH MENTORSHIP; PROCESS MODEL; STRENGTHENING LABORATORY MANAGEMENT TOWARD ACCREDITATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 85019621573     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.241     Document Type: Article

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