A Vision For the Future of Cardiovascular Medicine Practise in Ghana: Inspiration From the Yale-New Haven Health System

The Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation (GPSF) of North America sponsors Ghanaian clinical fellows to undertake an eight-weeklong clinical observation with the Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Health (YNHH) annually, through the Residents in Training Educational Stipend (RI...

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Published in:Global heart 2024-09, Vol.19 (1), p.75-75
Main Authors: Asamoah, Kofi Tekyi, Beasley, Michael Harry
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