Rwandan family medicine residents expanding their training into South Africa: the use of South-South medical electives in enhancing learning experiences

International medical electives are well-accepted in medical education, with the flow of students generally being North–South. In this article we explore the learning outcomes of Rwandan family medicine residents who completed their final year elective in South Africa. We compare the learning outcomes of this South-South elective to those of North–South electives from the literature. In-depth interviews were conducted with Rwandan postgraduate...