Healthy, safe and effective international medical student electives: a systematic review and recommendations for program coordinators

Abstract Background Thousands of medical students undertake international medical electives each year. These students face potentially substantial health and safety risks as well as educational and ethical challenges and therefore should undertake their electives within well-structured and coordinat...

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Main Authors: D. Ashley Watson, Nicholas Cooling, Ian J. Woolley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40794-019-0081-0