University medical education in Kenya: The challenges.
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2010Author
Ndetei David M.
Mathai, M
Khasakhala, LI
Mutiso, V
Mbwayo, AW
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There are two medical schools training doctors in Kenya: the Moi University established in 1984 and the University of Nairobi established in 1967. The University of Nairobi has so far produced the majority of Kenyan doctors. Both are public universities with the Government being the main financier. The increased demand for university education and the inability to meet these demands has led to the introduction of a system of training self-sponsored medical students alongside Government-subsidised students. One other public university has started a medical school. The pressure to increase the number of schools and students in the absence of increased resources poses a particular challenge to the country.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20854156http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17325
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/0142159X.2010.496011
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Med Teach. 2010;32(10):812-5Publisher
Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]