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A comparison of physician emigration from Africa to the United States of America between 2005 and 2015 by Duvivier, Robbert J, Burch, Vanessa C, Boulet, John R

“…Migration of health professionals has been a cause for global concern, in particular migration from African countries with a high disease burden and already…”
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Correction to: a comparison of physician emigration from Africa to the United States of America between 2005 and 2015 by Duvivier, Robbert J, Burch, Vanessa C, Boulet, John R

“…[ Table Omitted - see PDF ] Table 2 African-educated IMGs in the US physician workforce by country of citizenship at entry to medical school 2005 2015 Number %…”
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The impact of a faculty development programme for health professions educators in sub-Saharan Africa: an archival study by Frantz, José M, Bezuidenhout, Juanita, Burch, Vanessa C, Mthembu, Sindi, Rowe, Michael, Tan, Christina, Van Wyk, Jacqueline, Van Heerden, Ben

“…In 2008 the sub-Saharan FAIMER Regional Institute launched a faculty development programme aimed at enhancing the academic and research capacity of health…”
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Medical education in the 21st century: what would Flexner ask? by Burch, Vanessa C

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SOCKS: launching education innovations on a firm footing by Graves, Ralf Rundgren, Burch, Vanessa C

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Are we addressing the health sciences education needs of sub-Saharan Africa? by Kent, Athol, Burch, Vanessa C

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Use of a structured interview to assess portfolio-based learning by Burch, Vanessa C, Seggie, Janet L

“…Context  Portfolio‐based learning is a popular educational tool usually examined by document review which is sometimes accompanied by an oral examination. This…”
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'The Game': student 'teaching' objective structured clinical examinations in South Africa by Vogel, Jonathan, Nel, Daniel, Chapman, Larry, Burch, Vanessa C

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Generic learning skills in academically-at-risk medical students: A development programme bridges the gap by Burch, Vanessa C., Sikakana, Cynthia N. T., Gunston, Geney D., Shamley, Delva R., Murdoch-Eaton, Deborah

“…Background: Widening access to medical students from diverse educational backgrounds is a global educational mandate. The impact, on students' generic learning…”
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Medical school admissions: where to next? by Burch, Vanessa C.

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Mortality in patients treated for tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa by Mayosi, Bongani M, Wiysonge, Charles Shey, Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Gumedze, Freedom, Volmink, Jimmy A, Maartens, Gary, Aje, Akinyemi, Thomas, Baby M, Thomas, Kandathil M, Awotedu, Abolade A, Thembela, Bongani, Mntla, Phindile, Maritz, Frans, Blackett, Kathleen Ngu, Nkouonlack, Duquesne C, Burch, Vanessa C, Rebe, Kevin, Parrish, Andy, Sliwa, Karen, Vezi, Brian Z, Alam, Nowshad, Brown, Basil G, Gould, Trevor, Visser, Tim, Magula, Nombulelo P, Commerford, Patrick J

“…To determine the mortality rate and its predictors in patients with a presumptive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 1 March…”
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Turning words into numbers: establishing an empirical cut score for a letter graded examination by Burch, Vanessa C., Norman, G. R.

“…Background: High stakes postgraduate specialist certification examinations have considerable implications for candidates' future careers. The cut score i.e…”
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Warning scores in triage – Is there any point? by Sean B. Gottschalk, Chris Warner, Vanessa C. Burch, Lee A. Wallis

“…Introduction: The South African Triage Scale (SATS), a novel triage system for Emergency Centres, was initially proposed in 2006. The system incorporates an…”
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Accreditation of undergraduate medical training programs: practices in nine developing countries as compared with the United States by Cueto, Jr, Jose, Burch, Vanessa C, Adnan, Nor Azila Mohd, Afolabi, Bosede B, Ismail, Zalina, Jafri, Wasim, Olapade-Olaopa, E Oluwabunmi, Otieno-Nyunya, Boaz, Supe, Avinash, Togoo, Altantsetseg, Vargas, Ana Lia, Wasserman, Elizabeth, Morahan, Page S, Burdick, William, Gary, Nancy

“…Undergraduate medical training program accreditation is practiced in many countries, but information from developing countries is sparse. We compared medical…”
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single-cell cytokine analysis allows detection of cervical T-cell responses against human papillomavirus type 16 L1 in women infected with genital HPV by Passmore, Jo-Ann S., Burch, Vanessa C., Shephard, Enid G., Marais, Dianne J., Allan, Bruce, Kay, Patti, Rose, Robert C., Williamson, Anna-Lise

“…Specific types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are known to play a causal role in the development of cervical cancer, with human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV‐16)…”
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Medical education in the 21st century: what would Flexner ask?: commentaries by Burch, Vanessa C

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Are we addressing the health sciences education needs of sub-Saharan Africa?: commentaries by Kent, Athol, Burch, Vanessa C

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SOCKS: launching education innovations on a firm footing: really good stuff by Graves, Ralf Rundgren, Burch, Vanessa C

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The Changing Landscape of Workplace-Based Assessment by Burch, Vanessa C

“…Health professions education has undergone radical changes over the past 100 years. This has necessitated a shift away from education programmes largely…”
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Clinical characteristics and initial management of patients with tuberculous pericarditis in the HIV era: the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry by Mayosi, Bongani M, Wiysonge, Charles Shey, Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Volmink, Jimmy A, Gumedze, Freedom, Maartens, Gary, Aje, Akinyemi, Thomas, Baby M, Thomas, Kandathil M, Awotedu, Abolade A, Thembela, Bongani, Mntla, Phindile, Maritz, Frans, Blackett, Kathleen Ngu, Nkouonlack, Duquesne C, Burch, Vanessa C, Rebe, Kevin, Parish, Andy, Sliwa, Karen, Vezi, Brian Z, Alam, Nowshad, Brown, Basil G, Gould, Trevor, Visser, Tim, Shey, Muki S, Magula, Nombulelo P, Commerford, Patrick J

“…The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis has increased in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. However, the effect of HIV…”
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