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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Surgical training and global health: initial results of a 5-year partnership with a surgical training program in a low-income country.

30 Aug 2008 HYPOTHESIS: Surgical trainees in the United States have a growing interest in both clinical experiences and structured training opportunities in global health. Global health training and exposure can be integrated into a surgical residency program. ... Read more...

Psychiatry in the land of the Sphinx: is an overseas elective justified?

30 Jul 2008 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to provide a descriptive account of a 6-month sabbatical in Egypt to highlight the diversity of benefits in incorporating such activities within psychiatric training programs. CONCLUSIONS: An overseas elective ... Read more...

Using CanMEDS to guide international health electives: an enriching experience in Uganda defined for a Canadian surgery resident.

30 Jul 2008 BACKGROUND: Surgery residents who wish to travel during their residency will often seek an elective experience in a low-or middle-income country. Objectives for international health electives (IHEs) are often vague and poorly defined. Further, ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'International Educational Exchange'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Ethical coherency when medical students work abroad. 25 Sep 2008
• Ethical considerations for short-term experiences by trainees in global health. 22 Sep 2008
• Lessons from Africa. 30 Aug 2008
• Surgical training and global health: initial results of a 5-year partnership with a surgical training program in a low-income country. 30 Aug 2008
• [In verietate concordia] 30 Aug 2008
• [Foreign internship in geriatric nursing education in the Netherlands: providing mobility within the scope of education] 30 Aug 2008
• [Claims and reality of health promotion in nursing: European public health graduate education] 30 Aug 2008
• Iraqi health care's revival and what it can teach U.S. hospitals. Interview by Matthew Weinstock. 30 Aug 2008
• Psychiatry in the land of the Sphinx: is an overseas elective justified? 30 Jul 2008
• Report of the JRAAC on the situation of the accreditation training programmes in Europe. 30 Jul 2008
• Using CanMEDS to guide international health electives: an enriching experience in Uganda defined for a Canadian surgery resident. 30 Jul 2008
• The role of culture in determining wellness. 30 Jul 2008
• Jussi Taipale: for the love of data. Interview by Caitlin Sedwick. 26 Jul 2008
• [The more we spend on discussions, the more research can be improved] 18 Jul 2008
• John Eccles (1903-97) and the experiment that proved chemical synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. 7 Jul 2008
• Canada and India: an innovative partnership to advance oncology nursing research. 29 Jun 2008
• International exchange programme in vascular surgery: new initiatives from america. 29 Jun 2008
• California dreaming. 29 Jun 2008
• [Experiences have no limits] 29 Jun 2008
• [Report of experiences in career training and intensive care during my internship in Austria] 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'International Educational Exchange'

Definition: The exchange of students or professional personnel between countries done under the auspices of an organization for the purpose of further education.

Descriptor UI: D007393

Alternative terms: International Educational Exchange; Educational Exchanges, International; Exchanges, International Educational; International Educational Exchanges; Exchange, International Educational; Educational Exchange, International;

Related Mesh Headings: Foreign Medical Graduates;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: I01.615.500.650; I02.581;

History Note: 70(68)

Technical Notes: specify geog if pertinent