Assimilating South African medical students trained in Cuba into the South African medical education system: reflections from an identity perspective

Assimilating South African medical students trained in Cuba into the South African medical education system: reflections from an identity perspective

Abstract Background In terms of the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Medical Collaboration programme, an agreement between the governments of South Africa and Cuba, cohorts of South African students receive their initial five years medical training at a Cuban university before returning to South Africa f...

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Main Authors: B. M. Donda, R. J. Hift, V. S. Singaram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Discrepancy theory
Identity
Identity crisis
Medical education
Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Medical Collaboration Programme
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-016-0800-4

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