Service, training, mentorship: first report of an innovative education-support program to revitalize primary care social service in Chiapas, Mexico

Service, training, mentorship: first report of an innovative education-support program to revitalize primary care social service in Chiapas, Mexico

Background: The Mexican mandatory year of social service following medical school, or pasantía, is designed to provide a safety net for the underserved. However, social service physicians (pasantes) are typically unpracticed, unsupervised, and unsupported. Significant demotivation, absenteeism, and...

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Main Authors: Andrew Van Wieren, Lindsay Palazuelos, Patrick F. Elliott, Jafet Arrieta, Hugo Flores, Daniel Palazuelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-11-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
global health
primary care
social service
medical education
health systems strengthening
underserved
Mexico
Latin America
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/25139/pdf_1

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