Preservice Education

Cost of Preservice Education for Health Workers: Balancing Quantity and Quality

October 2014 by Sophie Faye, Rebecca Bailey, Sr. Azeb Admassu, Yemesrach Adamu, Elias Asfaw, Stephen Musau, and Ben Johns
application/pdf iconCost of Preservice Education for Health Workers

CapacityPlus, Ethiopia’s federal ministries of health and education, and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative conducted a retrospective cost assessment of the undergraduate nursing and midwifery programs at University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences and Arbaminch College of Health Sciences. Presented at the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Cape Town, South Africa, on October 3, 2014, this poster summarizes the study, which used primary source data to estimate the cost of producing nursing and midwifery graduates, identified constraints in infrastructure and materials affecting the quality of education, and showed the financial impact on the cost per graduate of overcoming some of those constraints.

TAGS: Costing, Ethiopia, Health Workers, Midwifery, Nursing, Preservice Education, Training

Medical Education Partnership Initiative Compendium of Tools for Evaluating Community-Based Education Programs, and Pre-Workshop Activities Tool

April 2014 by CapacityPlus and Medical Education Partnership Initiative
MEPI Compendium of Tools for Evaluating Community-Based Medical Education Programs
MEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Pre-Workshop Activities

This compendium of tools was disseminated to participants at the Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop. Participants used the pre-workshop activities tool to prepare in advance. In collaboration with the MEPI community-based education technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center conducted the workshop, which was held on April 1–3, 2014, in Kampala, Uganda. The participants represented 11 MEPI-supported institutions and consortiums in seven countries. During the workshop they shared good practices for community-based education evaluation, drafted school-specific program evaluation plans, and strengthened the community-based education community of practice.

TAGS: Community-Based Education, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education

Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Evaluation Plan Template, Logic Model Template, and Matrix of Tools

April 2014 by Medical Education Partnership Initiative
application/pdf iconMEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Evaluation Plan Template
application/pdf iconMEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Logic Model Template
application/pdf iconMEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Matrix of Tools

Participants at the Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop used these tools to draft school-specific program evaluation plans, develop a logic model for the plans, and review approaches for evaluating community-based education programs. In collaboration with the MEPI community-based education technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center conducted the workshop, which was held on April 1–3, 2014, in Kampala, Uganda.

TAGS: Community-Based Education, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education

Medical Education Partnership Initiative eLearning Workshop: Strategic Plan and SWOT Analysis Templates

February 2014 by Medical Education Partnership Initiative
application/pdf iconMEPI eLearning Workshop: Strategic Plan Template
application/pdf iconMEPI eLearning Workshop: SWOT Analysis Template

Participants at the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) eLearning Strategic Plan Development Workshop used these templates to draft school-specific eLearning strategic plans and to evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. In collaboration with the MEPI eLearning technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center organized and conducted the workshop, which was held in Gaborone, Botswana, on February 24–27, 2014. The participants represented 11 MEPI-supported schools and one MEPI consortium.

TAGS: eLearning, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education, Strategic Plan

Health Professional School Leadership and Health Sector Reform, Performance, and Practice

September 2014 by Kate Tulenko, Richard Seifman, and Ok Pannenborg
CapacityPlus Technical Brief #14 (PDF)
CapacityPlus Technical Brief #14 (Interactive Version)

In the transition to the post-Millennium Development Goals era, many low and middle-income countries will be making significant shifts in their national health policies. The leadership that is drawn upon to make policy changes tends to be in ministries of health, flagship hospitals, physicians and nurses associations, and social protection entities. Health professional schools are an additional and valuable—yet often overlooked—source of leadership in health reform and health policy-making. This technical brief highlights some examples of how the education and research leadership of health professional schools has engaged, influenced, or obtained resources from national policy-makers and others with significant influence on the health sector. The brief also reviews instances in which different health educational institutions and professional associations have worked to shape national responses to health system needs.

TAGS: Health Professional Schools, Health Sector Reform, Health Systems, Health Workers, Leadership, Policies, Preservice Education, Training

Medical Education Partnership Initiative eLearning Workshop: Developing a Strategic Plan

February 2014 by Chris Busang
application/pdf iconMEPI eLearning Workshop: Developing a Strategic Plan

This presentation was given by Chris Busang of the University of Botswana during the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) eLearning Strategic Plan Development Workshop, which was held in Gaborone, Botswana, on February 24–27, 2014. In collaboration with the MEPI eLearning technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center organized and conducted the workshop. Representatives from 11 MEPI-supported schools and one MEPI consortium completed draft eLearning strategic plans, shared knowledge and experiences, and built a supportive network of eLearning collaborators.

TAGS: eLearning, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education

Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Day 3

April 2014 by Debra Nestel, Zohray Talib, Heather Ross, and Christopher Deery
application/pdf iconMEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Day 3

This presentation was given during the third day of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education (CBE) Evaluation Workshop, which was held on April 1–3, 2014, in Kampala, Uganda. In collaboration with the MEPI community-based education technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center conducted the workshop. Representatives from 11 MEPI-supported institutions and consortiums in seven countries shared good practices for CBE evaluation, drafted school-specific program evaluation plans, and strengthened the CBE community of practice.

TAGS: Community-Based Education, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education

Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Day 2

April 2014 by Debra Nestel, Zohray Talib, Heather Ross, and Christopher Deery
application/pdf iconMEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Day 2

This presentation was given during the second day of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education (CBE) Evaluation Workshop, which was held on April 1–3, 2014, in Kampala, Uganda. In collaboration with the MEPI community-based education technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center conducted the workshop. Representatives from 11 MEPI-supported institutions and consortiums in seven countries shared good practices for CBE evaluation, drafted school-specific program evaluation plans, and strengthened the CBE community of practice.

TAGS: Community-Based Education, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education

Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Day 1

April 2014 by Debra Nestel, Zohray Talib, Heather Ross, and Christopher Deery
application/pdf iconMEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Day 1

This presentation was given during the first day of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative Community-Based Education (CBE) Evaluation Workshop, which was held on April 1–3, 2014, in Kampala, Uganda. In collaboration with the MEPI community-based education technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center conducted the workshop. Representatives from 11 MEPI-supported institutions and consortiums in seven countries shared good practices for CBE evaluation, drafted school-specific program evaluation plans, and strengthened the CBE community of practice.

TAGS: Community-Based Education, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education

The Medical Education Partnership Initiative Physician Tracking Technical Working Group: Functional Requirements and Data Specifications Development Workshop

December 2013 by Michael Drane and Candice Chen
MEPI: Physician Tracking Technical Working Group Workshop Report

The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Physician Tracking Technical Working Group convened a workshop in Lusaka, Zambia, to develop the functional requirements and business processes necessary to construct a framework for tracking graduates. Held on October 21–23, 2013, the workshop was a collaborative effort among the chair of the Technical Working Group, the MEPI Coordinating Center, CapacityPlus, and the Public Health Informatics Institute. Each participating school formulated a graduate tracking vision and identified needed tools and guidance. The group selected software, capacity-building, and infrastructure as the top three priorities on which the MEPI Technical Working Group should focus its time and energy. Going forward, participants agreed to share what each institution is doing to develop graduate tracking, hold institutions accountable for their progress, network to sustain momentum, jointly develop graduate tracking tools, collaborate to develop articles, and assist institutions in tracking graduates across borders.

TAGS: Graduate Tracking, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education, Training
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