Reframing undergraduate medical education in global health: Rationale and key principles from the Bellagio Global Health Education Initiative
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Global health education in U.S. Medical schools
Interest in global health (GH) among medical students worldwide is measurably increasing. There is a concomitant emphasis on emphasizing globally-relevant health professions education. Through a structured literature review, expert consensus recommendations, and contact with relevant professional organizations, we review the existing state of GH education in US medical schools for which data we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Teacher
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0142-159X,1466-187X
DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2017.1301654