Competent with patients and populations: integrating public health into a medical program

Abstract Background As the global burden of chronic disease grows, and infectious disease threats loom large, the need for medical graduates with expertise in public health medicine (PHM) is growing. A recurrent challenge is integrating this broad knowledge into crowded medical curricula and making...

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Main Authors: Colin Bell, Annie Simmons, Erik Martin, Candice McKenzie, Janet McLeod, Scott McCoombe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-019-1635-6