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Encouraging an environment to nurture lifelong learning: An Asian experience

Joshua L. JacobsNational University of Singapore, Singapore; All authors work at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.Dr. JOSHUA L. JACOBS, MD, is the Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Family Medicine. He serves as Assistant Dean (Education) and is a Senior Consultant in Family Medicine at the National University Hospital.Correspondence[email protected]
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Dujeepa D. SamarasekeraNational University of Singapore, Singapore; Dr. DUJEEPA D. SAMARASEKERA, MBBS, is the Director, Medical Education Unit. He also consults for the Singapore Ministry of Health on medical education matters.; All authors work at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.Dr. JOSHUA L. JACOBS, MD, is the Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Family Medicine. He serves as Assistant Dean (Education) and is a Senior Consultant in Family Medicine at the National University Hospital.
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Liang ShenNational University of Singapore, Singapore; Dr. LIANG SHEN, PhD, is the Manager, Dean's Office. She is a statistician supporting health services research and other research programs at the school.; All authors work at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.Dr. JOSHUA L. JACOBS, MD, is the Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Family Medicine. He serves as Assistant Dean (Education) and is a Senior Consultant in Family Medicine at the National University Hospital.
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K. RajendranNational University of Singapore, Singapore; Dr. K RAJENDRAN, MBBS, is Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy. He is the Phase I (Year 1) Lead.; All authors work at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.Dr. JOSHUA L. JACOBS, MD, is the Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Family Medicine. He serves as Assistant Dean (Education) and is a Senior Consultant in Family Medicine at the National University Hospital.
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Shing Chuan HooiNational University of Singapore, Singapore; Prof. SHING CHUAN HOOI, MBBS, is the Professor, Department of Physiology. He is the Vice Dean (Education) overseeing all aspects of undergraduate medical education for the school.; All authors work at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.Dr. JOSHUA L. JACOBS, MD, is the Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Family Medicine. He serves as Assistant Dean (Education) and is a Senior Consultant in Family Medicine at the National University Hospital.
Pages 164-168 | Published online: 20 Nov 2013

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