The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI): Innovations and Lessons for Health Professions Training and Research in Africa
By: Francis Omaswa, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, Peter Donkor, James Hakim, Miliard Derbew, Sarah Baird, Seble Frehywot, Onesmus Wairumbi Gachuno, Steve Kamiza, Isaac Ongubo Kibwage, Alfred Mteta Kien, Yakub Mulla, Fitzhugh Mullan, Jean B. Nachega, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Emilia Noormohamed, Vincent Ojoome, David Olalaye, Sandy Pillay, Nelson K. Sewankambo and Marietjie De Villiers
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29024/aogh.8 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Published on: Apr 30, 2018
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