COVID-19 lessons learned: public health research should be integrated into medical school curricula

Ponn P Mahayosnand; Samiha Ahmed; Diana Mora Bermejo; ZM Sabra

doi:10.36834/cmej.77594

COVID-19 lessons learned: public health research should be integrated into medical school curricula

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Ponn P Mahayosnand Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8979-2806
Samiha Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3598-2799
Diana Mora Bermejo
ZM Sabra Islamic University of Gaza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5632-4560

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.77594

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ZM Sabra, Islamic University of Gaza

Faculty of Medicine, Student

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2024-02-16

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Mahayosnand PP, Ahmed S, Mora Bermejo D, Sabra Z. COVID-19 lessons learned: public health research should be integrated into medical school curricula . Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 16 [cited 2024 Dec. 19];15(1):93-4. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/77594

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