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Medical education for international health. The Arizona experience
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85724, USA.
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
At the University of Arizona we have learned that a systematic approach to educating North Americans for international health roles makes sense. We have focused on an intensive problem-based orientation course for senior medical students and residents about to embark on a field experience. We have shared with and greatly benefited from the International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC). The lessons learned at Arizona focus on the importance of long-term commitment and mentoring and on the direct relationship between health care careers internationally and among our own domestic underserved populations.