Capacity building in Nepal

Russell Eric Dawe; Karl Stobbe; Yagya Raj Pokharel; Shrijana Shrestha

doi:10.36834/cmej.36847

Capacity building in Nepal

Authors

Russell Eric Dawe Memorial University of Newfoundland
Karl Stobbe McMaster University
Yagya Raj Pokharel Patan Academy of Health Sciences
Shrijana Shrestha Patan Academy of Health Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.36847

Keywords:

Nepal, global health, underserved population, medical education

Abstract

Healthcare providers from high-income countries often want to help underserved populations, but providing clinical care is not always a sustainable approach. Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), in Nepal, has taken an innovative approach to capacity building in healthcare. PAHS has partnered with rural family doctors from Canada to provide clinical bedside teaching to medical students in PAHS’s rural program, thereby making a sustainable contribution to healthcare in Nepal.

Author Biographies

Russell Eric Dawe, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Karl Stobbe, McMaster University

Regional Assistant Dean

Niagara Regional Campus, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine

Yagya Raj Pokharel, Patan Academy of Health Sciences

MDGP, Lecturer & Rural Program Coordinator

Shrijana Shrestha, Patan Academy of Health Sciences

Dean, School of Medicine

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Published

2016-12-05

How to Cite

Dawe RE, Stobbe K, Pokharel YR, Shrestha S. Capacity building in Nepal. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 5 [cited 2025 Apr. 9];7(3):e51-53. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/36847

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Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2016): Special Issue on Globalization and Medical Education: Canadian Dimensions

Section

Canadiana

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