Can teachers cross continents? Experiences in Sri Lanka.
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We describe our experience of planning and running a workshop in Sri Lanka to prepare doctors for teaching a postgraduate diploma in general practice. We explore whether British models of education for general practice are applicable in other cultures and put forward a check-list of questions which teachers of general practice who are invited to work abroad should ask themselves.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
دوره 31 231 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981