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ERIC Number: EJ423230
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-2446
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A Survey of American Medical Schools to Assess Their Preparation of Students for Overseas Practice.
Heck, Jeffery E.; Wedemeyer, Donald
Academic Medicine, v66 n2 p78-81 Feb 1991
A national survey of medical schools (n=120) investigated the extent and design of organized training for students preparing for overseas rotations. Only 22 percent offered formal training in international health care, but many had other options, most interdisciplinary. Overall, the training provided was found to be inadequate. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach, Medical Education, Medical Schools, National Surveys, Professional Education, Study Abroad, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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