Development of an Interactive Global Surgery Course for Interdisciplinary Learners

Tamara N. Fitzgerald; Nyagetuba J. K. Muma; John A. Gallis; Grey Reavis; Alvan Ukachukwu; Emily R. Smith; Osondu Ogbuoji; Henry E. Rice

doi:10.5334/aogh.3178

Development of an Interactive Global Surgery Course for Interdisciplinary Learners

Volume 87 (2021): Issue 1

By: Tamara N. Fitzgerald , Nyagetuba J. K. Muma, John A. Gallis , Grey Reavis, Alvan Ukachukwu , Emily R. Smith, Osondu Ogbuoji and Henry E. Rice

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|Mar 2021

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