Library Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Where Have All the Feldshers Gone? The Russian Health System, Close-up |
Author |
Williams, Katherine |
Publisher |
Clinican News |
Summary |
"I've heard that one proto-type of the PA profession was the Soviet Union's feldsher or 'field surgeon.' How is it that the non-physician clinician has become such a success in the heart of the capitalist world - and is relatively unknown in a country where the role originated? I recently spent 9 months as a Peace Corps medical contractor in the Russian Far East and got to explore this mystery, firsthand." |
Published Date |
1999 |
Search Terms |
Feldshers International International Health Care International Health Education Physician Extenders Russia |
Object Name |
Article |