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Developing an educational research framework for evaluating rural training of health professionals: A case for innovation

S. van SchalkwykStellenbosch University, South Africa; S.C. VAN SCHALKWYK, PhD (Higher Education), is Deputy Director (Education) at the Centre for Health Professions Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SU. She is an educational advisor and a researcher on the SU Rural MEPI.Correspondence[email protected]
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J. BezuidenhoutStellenbosch University, South Africa; J. BEZUIDENHOUT, MBChB, FCPath (SA), MMed, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Anatomical Pathology at SU/NHLS. She is currently a part time head of the Health Sciences Education Research unit, in the Centre for Health Professions Education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and is a FAIMER fellow.
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V.C. BurchUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa; V.C. BURCH, MBBCh, FCP (SA), FRCP (London), MMed (Medicine), PhD (Medical Education), is a Professor and Chair of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cape Town. She is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and curriculum revision. She is also Director of the MBChB programme at UCT and a FAIMER fellow.
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M. ClarkeStellenbosch University, South Africa; M. CLARKE, PhD (International Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden). She is a Professor and Acting Head of the Nursing Division and is actively involved in the research and education activities of the undergraduate interprofessional teaching and learning programme in rural areas.
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H. ConradieStellenbosch University, South Africa; H.H. CONRADIE, MBChB, DCH, M Prax Med, FCFP(SA), is a Principal Family Physician, Worcester Hospital, an Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Primary Care, the Director of the Centre for Rural Health, a Medical Coordinator of the Ukwanda RCS. He is also a FAIMER fellow.
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B. van HeerdenStellenbosch University, South Africa; B.B. VAN HEERDEN, MBChB, MSc, MMed, is a Professor in Nuclear Medicine and currently the director of the Centre for Health Professions Education, SU and programme co-ordinator of the MBChB, MPhil in HSE and PhD in HSE programmes.
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M. De VilliersStellenbosch University, South Africa; M.R. DE VILLIERS, MB,ChB; MFamMed; FCFP; PhD, is a Professor in Family Medicine and Primary Care, Deputy Dean (Education) at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Principal Investigator of the SU Rural MEPI.
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Pages 1064-1069 | Published online: 10 Sep 2012

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