A critical hybrid realist-outcomes systematic review of relationships between medical education programmes and communities: BEME Guide No. 35
Medical TeacherPublished 8 December 2015
Rachel Ellaway, Laurel O’Gorman, Roger Strasser, David C. Marsh, Lisa Graves, Patricia Fink
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Community relationships can benefit medical education, even if it is not always clear why or how, and there is much opportunity to improve the quality and precision of scholarship.
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Community relationships can benefit medical education, even if it is not always clear why or how. There is much opportunity to improve the quality and precision of scholarship in this area.
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