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Best Practices in Global Health Practicums: Recommendations from the Association of Pacific Rim Universities

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We would like to acknowledge the participation of the following people in the APRU Global Health Program workshops on global health practicums: Anthony Abustan, Cora Anonuevo, DJ Calla, I-Yun Cheng, Yawen Cheng, Chunhuei Chi, Ming-Yen Chien, Martha Sinya Chipeta, Jaewook Choi, Sugy Choi, John Paul Caesar R. delos Trinos, André Edelhoff, Khoo Hoon Eng, Han Fu, Yulia Gaynullina, Ella Ni Hadi, Victor Hoe Chee Wai, Jenny Hsieh, Masao Ichikawa, Taka Iwanaga, Sun Ha Jee, Yonho Jee, Chwan-Chuen King, Eunna Koh, Mei-Sheng Ku, Raman Kumar, Agustin Kusumayati, Hsin-yi Lee, Olivia Lin, Ti-Hua Lin, Hazreen Abd Majid, Harry Minas, Jeremiah Mock, Juhwan Oh, Elias Onyoh, Erlinda Palaganas, Nenita Panaligan, Don Prisno, Kristine Qureshi, Mahfuzul Rahman Bhuiyan, Josefina Santos, Terry L. Schmidt, Yun-Ju Shih, Tin Tin Su, Wachyu Suliastias, Putu Sutisna, Paula Tavrow, Teeranee Techasrivichien, Indang Trihandini, Yukiko Wagatsuma, Da-Chou Vincent Wu, Endah Wuryaningsih, Kai-Jie Yang, Tracy Zhu.

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Withers, M., Li, M., Manalo, G. et al. Best Practices in Global Health Practicums: Recommendations from the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. J Community Health 43, 467–476 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-017-0439-z

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