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Research Article

Mentorship for the physician recruited from abroad to Canada for rural practice

Jocelyn Lockyer University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; JOCELYN LOCKYER, PhD, is an associate dean, Continuing Medical Education and professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. Her research interests focus on the development and assessment of multisource feedback, the impact of educational interventions on practice, and the role of self-assessment in learning.Correspondence[email protected]
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Herta Fidler University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; HERTA FIDLER, MSc, is a research associate in the Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. Her research involvement in the past 9 years include the study of physician communication, physician needs assessments, and multisource feedback.
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Christopher De Gara University of Alberta, Canada; CHRISTOPHER DE GARA is a professor of Surgery and associate dean Continuous Professional Learning, University of Alberta. He is a practicing general surgeon, surgical oncologist and is actively engaged in the entire teaching and learning curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta.
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James Keefe James Keefe Consultants, Canada; JAMES KEEFE is a business consultant in Edmonton, Alberta.
Pages e322-e327 | Published online: 27 Jul 2010

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