Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

Remote and rural placements occurring during early medical training as a multidimensional place-based medical education experience

Brian M. Ross
  • Brian M. Ross
  • Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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Erin Cameron
  • Erin Cameron
  • Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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David Greenwood
  • David Greenwood
  • Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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  •  Received: 15 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 27 February 2020
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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