Cross-cultural medical education and training.
Cross-cultural medical education and training is the most appropriate response to health requirements in the current world of globalization, migration and free market economy. This article explains the background to immigrant health issues and suggests the directions that education at medical schools could take in order to foster students' knowledge and skills, to enhance the health of immigrants and to keep pace with international trends in medical education (Ref. 54).
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Division of Community Health & Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Health Sciences Centre, St. John's, Canada. sreitman@mun.ca
D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D006801:Humans; D018154:Slovakia