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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Preparing Institutions to Implement Harmonized Medicine and Nursing Curricula Through the Use of Cross-Institutional Faculty Developers

Doreen Anna Mloka1 Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Francis Sakita2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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Irene Kida Minja3 Department of Restorative Dentistry, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Haruna Dika4 Department of Anatomy, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Edith AM Tarimo5 Department of Nursing Management, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Nathanael Sirili6 Department of Development Studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5205-624X
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Lillian Teddy Mselle7 Department of Clinical Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-4091
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Rodrick Richard Kisenge8 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Philip Sasi9 Department of Pharmacology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Livuka Nsemwa10 Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Delfina R Msanga11 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Einoti Yohana Matayan12 Department of Ophthalmology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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Nicholaus Bartholomeo Ngowi13 Department of Surgery, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania
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Mainen Julius Moshi14 Department of Biological and Preclinical Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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John Bartlett15 Department of Global Health and Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Sarah B Macfarlane16 Department of Global Health Sciences, University of San Francisco California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Ephata Kaaya17 Department of Pathology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, TanzaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3624-7844
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Patricia S O’Sullivan18 Office of Research and Development in Medical Education, University of San Francisco California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Pages 401-408 | Received 19 Sep 2023, Accepted 17 Apr 2024, Published online: 14 May 2024

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