Loss of international medical experiences: knowledge, attitudes and skills at risk
Open Access
- 28 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Medical Education
- Vol. 7 (1) , 47
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-7-47
Abstract
Despite the great influence International Medical Experiences (IMs) can have on young physicians and their impact on patients and communities, they are not offered in all training programs and are at risk of being reduced in some due to stringent guidelines for funding of graduate medical education.Keywords
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