Before the outbreak, Liberia was working to build medical schools, nursing schools, and residency programs so that they wouldn’t rely so heavily on foreign trained physicians, doctors who, generous as they are with their time and compassion, tend to cycle in and out.
How has the overwhelming public health crisis affected medical education in Liberia? Compared to 2012, how do the numbers look for medical and nursing students, and for doctors and nurses? We’ve read about nurses and doctors walking away from their jobs -- was that common, or was it the exception to the rule?
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Before the outbreak, Liberia was working to build medical schools, nursing schools, and residency programs so that they wouldn’t rely so heavily on foreign trained physicians, doctors who, generous as they are with their time and compassion, tend to cycle in and out.
How has the overwhelming public health crisis affected medical education in Liberia? Compared to 2012, how do the numbers look for medical and nursing students, and for doctors and nurses? We’ve read about nurses and doctors walking away from their jobs -- was that common, or was it the exception to the rule?
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