Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Nkomazana, Oathokwa"
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Building health system capacity through medical education: a targeted needs assessment to guide development of a structured internal medicine curriculum for medical interns in Botswana
Peluso, Michael J.; Tapela, Neo; Langeveldt, John; Williams, Margaret E.; Mochankana, Kagiso; Motseosi, Kebonye; Ricci, Brian; Rodman, Adam; Haverkamp, Cecil; Haverkamp, Miriam; Maoto, Rosa; Luckett, Rebecca; Prozesky, Detlef; Nkomazana, Oathokwa; Barak, Tomer (Annals of Global Health, https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/, 2018)Background: Medical internship is the final year of training before independent practice for most doctors in Botswana. Internship training in Botswana faces challenges including variability in participants’ level of ... -
Potential for the specialty of Family Medicine in Botswana: A discussion paper
Parsons, Luise; Rijken, Taatske; Mbuka, Deogratias O.; Nkomazana, Oathokwa (AOSIS OpenJournals, http://www.openjournals.net/, 2012-10)Family Medicine is developing rapidly as a medical and academic specialty in sub-Saharan Africa. The multifactorial policy drivers are not well described, but include population health needs, the World Health Organisation’s ... -
Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional survey of general medical outpatient clinics using National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria in Botswana
Omech, Bernard; Tshikuka, Jose-Gaby; Mwita, Julius C.; Tsima, Billy; Nkomazana, Oathokwa; Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy (Dove Medical Press, https://www.dovepress.com, 2016)Background: Low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, are facing rising prevalence of obesity and obesity-related cardiometabolic complications. Very little information is known about clustering of cardiovascular ...