Service, training, mentorship: first report of an innovative education-support program to revitalize primary care social service in Chiapas, Mexico

• Main Authors: Andrew Van Wieren (Author), Lindsay Palazuelos (Author), Patrick F. Elliott (Author), Jafet Arrieta (Author), Hugo Flores (Author), Daniel Palazuelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The Mexican mandatory year of social service following medical school, or pasantía, is designed to provide a safety net for the underserved. However, social service physicians (pasantes) are typically unpracticed, unsupervised, and unsupported. Significant demotivation, absenteeism, and...