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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Main Authors: Wences Arvelo, Zeinab Gura, Samuel Amwayi, Petra Wiersma, Jared Omolo, Steven Becknell, Donna Jones, Dismas Ongore, Richard Dicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
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Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125905992/view