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Attitudes of British and Nigerian Teachers to Training African Psychiatrists in the UK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John L. Cox  and
O. O. Famuyiwa
John L. Cox
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh
O. O. Famuyiwa
Affiliation:
Nuffield Psychology and Psychiatry Unit, Fleming Memorial Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
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The increased fees for postgraduate trainees from overseas and their difficulty passing the MRCPsych examination have made some British teachers question whether Departments of Psychiatry should continue to provide training for such doctors. The change in the relationship between old and new Commonwealth countries, and the increased availability of postgraduate training in Nigeria, Kenya or Zimbabwe are other factors to be considered.

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Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists , Volume 8 , Issue 7 , July 1984 , pp. 137 - 138
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