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Original Articles

The role of educational strategies to reverse the inverse performance spiral in academically-isolated rural hospitals

BJ MaraisUkwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MBChB, MRCP(Paed UK), FCP (Paed SA), MMed (Paed), PhD (Director of Research) ,
M De VilliersDivision of Family Medicine and Primary Care and Deputy Dean of Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
, MBChB, MFam Med, PhD (Professor) ,
J KrugerThe Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
, BA Social Science (Independant qualitative programme evaluator) ,
H ConradieDivision of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University and Head of Family Medicine, Worcester Hospital, Worcester, South Africa
, MBChB, MPrax Med (Associate Professor) ,
L JenkinsGeorge Hospital, George, South Africa
, MBChB, MFam Med (Head of Family Medicine) &
H ReuterUkwanda Centre for Rural Health, The Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
, MBChB, FRCP (UK), FCP (SA), MMed (Internal Med), PhD (Director)
Pages 15-15e | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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