Establishing a field epidemiology elective for medical students in Kenya: A strategy for increasing public health awareness and workforce capacity
Medical students have limited exposure to field epidemiology, even though will assume public health roles after graduation. We established a 10-week elective in field epidemiology during medical school. Students attended one-week didactic sessions on epidemiology, and nine weeks in field placement s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2019-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125905992/view |