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Challenges and issues in health professions education in Africa
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The challenges facing health professions education in Africa focus on physical infrastructure, accreditation systems, student selection and faculty recruitment, retention, and development.Abstract:
The challenges facing health professions education in Africa focus on physical infrastructure, accreditation systems, student selection and faculty recruitment, retention, and development. Higher education in the health professions must be closely aligned with community health needs, and with the training and support of community health workers. A key ingredient in changing institutions in this way is implementation of effective strategies for strengthening the faculty. In addition, information systems, and their prerequisite stable electric power supply, must be supported by internal public resources combined with external aid. These infrastructure investments will facilitate better quality education, improved diffusion of information among schools, and more useful data for self study by institutions.read more
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Medical education in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review
S. Ryan Greysen,S. Ryan Greysen,Dela Dovlo,E Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa,Marian Jacobs,Nelson K. Sewankambo,Fitzhugh Mullan +6 more
TL;DR: This paper performed an extensive review and analysis of existing literature on medical education in sub-Saharan Africa and identified relevant literature through searches of five traditional medical databases and three non-traditional or grey literature databases featuring many African journals not indexed by the traditional databases.
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The impact of a faculty development programme for health professions educators in sub-Saharan Africa : an archival study
Jose M. Frantz,Juanita Bezuidenhout,Vanessa Burch,Sindi Mthembu,Michael Rowe,Christina Phoay Lay Tan,Jacqueline Van Wyk,Ben van Heerden +7 more
TL;DR: The SAFRI programme has a positive developmental impact on both participants and their respective institutions, and five key themes about the impact were identified: belonging to a community of practice, personal development, professional development, capacity development, and tools/strategies for project management and/or advancement.
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Creating equal opportunities: the social accountability of medical education.
Trevor Gibbs,Michelle McLean +1 more
TL;DR: The time has come for the profession to embrace a global accountability model and those responsible for all aspects of healthcare professional development to recognise their place within the wider global community.
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Assessment of graduate public health education in Nepal and perceived needs of faculty and students
TL;DR: Long term, committed academic collaborations with international universities may be a realistic way to redress immediate inadequacies in resources, including teachers, and encourage learning environments that promote inquiry, creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
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Faculty development projects for international health professions educators: Vehicles for institutional change?
TL;DR: High rates of diffusion of projects and impact on faculty, students, and curriculum suggest that faculty development projects may be a strategy for institutional change in resource limited environments.
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