Integrating Global Health into the Medical Curriculum: Experience of Foreign Students in Ukraine

Authors

  • Victor Ohwo Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2017.225

Keywords:

Experience, Global Health, Medical Curriculum, Ukraine

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Author Biography

Victor Ohwo, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Victor Ohwo is currently a 6th year medical student of Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine of a 6-year program. He was also the former Editor-in-Chief of the European Medical Students’ Association’s (EMSA) official magazine EuroMeds for 2016 Spring Edition.

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Published

2017-08-31

How to Cite

Ohwo, V. (2017). Integrating Global Health into the Medical Curriculum: Experience of Foreign Students in Ukraine. International Journal of Medical Students, 5(2), 84–86. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2017.225

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