MEPI

Peer Review of the Community-Based Medical Education Program at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences

david — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:26:11 +0000

Author's name:

Desireé Michaels and Ian Couper, on behalf of the peer review team

August 2015 (All day)

Peer Review of the Community-Based Medical Education Program at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences

In collaboration with the PEPFAR Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Community-Based Education (CBE) Technical Working Group and the MEPI Coordinating Center, CapacityPlus organized and conducted a peer review of the CBE program of the University of Zimbabwe College of Heath Sciences (UZCHS). The review was based on a validated methodology developed by the Collaboration for Health Equity through Education and Research (CHEER), which was formed in 2003 in South Africa to examine strategies that would increase the production of health professional graduates who choose to practice in rural and underserved areas of South Africa. The review served two purposes: 1) to provide a practical training experience in the CHEER peer review process for representatives from four MEPI-supported schools; and 2) to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the UZCHS field attachment program with respect to how well students are being prepared to serve in rural and underserved areas in Zimbabwe.

Evaluating Community-Based Medical Education Programmes in Africa: A Workshop Report

david — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:19:07 +0000

Author's name:

R J Bailey, R K Baingana, I D Couper, C B Deery, D Nestel, H Ross, A S Sagay, Z M Talib

May 2015 (All day)

African Journal of Health Professions Education

PEPFAR's Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) supports medical schools in Africa to increase the capacity and quality of medical education, improve retention of graduates, and promote regionally relevant research. Many MEPI programmes include elements of community-based education (CBE) such as: community placements; clinical rotations in underserved locations, community medicine, or primary health; situational analyses; or student-led research.CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center conducted a workshop to share good practices for CBE evaluation, identify approaches that can be used for CBE evaluation in the African context, and strengthen a network of CBE collaborators.This report describes key insights from the workshop, and highlights plans for CBE evaluation among the MEPI institutions.This workshop clearly demonstrated the widespread interest in improving CBE evaluation efforts and a need to develop, implement, and disseminate rigorous approaches and tools relevant to the African context.

MEPI Connect—An Open Source Graduate Tracking Software System: Resource Requirements to Customize and Implement the System

Sarah Dwyer — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:00:22 +0000

Author's name:

Michael Drane, Rebecca Bailey, Rachel Deussom, and Zohray Talib

January 2015 (All day)

MEPI Connect: Resource Requirements

MEPI Connect is a software system that supports medical schools to track and engage with their graduates. The system allows users to view and analyze graduates’ demographic and professional information. The information is obtained initially from the school registrar’s office, then from the graduates themselves, and, when possible, from human resources information systems at ministries of health and/or professional councils. The software was developed by the PEPFAR-funded Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Physician Tracking Technical Working Group in collaboration with CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center. This document describes resource requirements to customize and implement the system.

Building the “Educational Home”: Staying Connected to Alumni with MEPI Graduate Tracking in Tanzania

Sarah Dwyer — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 18:57:21 +0000

Author's name:

Rachel Deussom, Michael Drane, Rebecca Bailey, Zohray Talib, Rose Mwangi, Joslin Dogbe, and Moses Simuyemba

January 2015 (All day)

Building the “Educational Home”

This case study is part of the interactive ePlatform for the World Health Organization’s guidelines on transforming and scaling up health professionals’ education and training. CapacityPlus is collaborating with the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Coordinating Center, MEPI Physician Tracking Technical Working Group, and MEPI-supported medical schools in 11 African countries to develop resources and good practices for graduate tracking and to foster exchange through a regional graduate tracking network. The MEPI Connect graduate tracking software is helping African medical schools to remain connected with their graduates. Tracking allows institutions to assess the effectiveness of strategies to retain graduates at posts in underserved areas.

Building the “Educational Home”: Staying Connected to Alumni with MEPI Graduate Tracking in Ethiopia

Sarah Dwyer — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 18:54:21 +0000

Author's name:

Rachel Deussom, Michael Drane, Rebecca Bailey, Zohray Talib, Rose Mwangi, Joslin Dogbe, and Moses Simuyemba

January 2015 (All day)

Building the “Educational Home”

Building the “Educational Home”: Staying Connected to Alumni with MEPI Graduate Tracking in Ghana

Sarah Dwyer — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 18:49:38 +0000

Author's name:

Rachel Deussom, Michael Drane, Rebecca Bailey, Zohray Talib, Rose Mwangi, Joslin Dogbe, and Moses Simuyemba

November 2014 (All day)

Building the “Educational Home”

CHEER: An Approach to Community-Based Education Evaluation

Sarah Dwyer — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:54:20 +0000

Author's name:

Ian Couper

August 2014 (All day)

CHEER: An Approach to CBE Evaluation

This presentation was given at the Community-Based Education Technical Working Group Session during the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Annual Symposium in Maputo, Mozambique.

Sustaining the eLearning Enterprise

Sarah Dwyer — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:50:51 +0000

Author's name:

David Potenziani

August 2014 (All day)

Sustaining the eLearning Enterprise

This presentation was given on August 7, 2014, at the eLearning Technical Working Group Session during the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Annual Symposium in Maputo, Mozambique.

MEPI Connect – “Uganisha”: Graduate Tracking Software developed by the MEPI Technical Working Group for Graduate Tracking

Sarah Dwyer — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:24:39 +0000

Author's name:

Michael Drane

August 2014 (All day)

MEPI Connect – “Uganisha”

This presentation was given on August 7, 2014, at the Physician Tracking Technical Working Group Session during the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Annual Symposium in Maputo, Mozambique.

The Medical Education Partnership Initiative: Report of the Graduate Tracking Software Review and Implementation Workshop

Sarah Dwyer — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:31:18 +0000

Author's name:

Rachel Deussom, Michael Drane, Rebecca Bailey, and Sinit Mehtsun

September 2014 (All day)

MEPI: Report of the Graduate Tracking Software Review and Implementation Workshop

In collaboration with the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Physician Tracking Technical Working Group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center conducted a Graduate Tracking Software Review and Implementation Workshop in Moshi, Tanzania, July 8–11, 2014. Participants reviewed the beta version of the graduate tracking software and provided additional feedback to finalize its functional requirements, data elements, forms, reports, and other features. Each MEPI-supported school representative developed a draft 100-day strategic action plan for his/her institution with three common outcome objectives: 1) build/achieve consensus from key stakeholders on how to apply the software; 2) define needs for adapting, deploying, and maintaining the software; and 3) deploy the software.

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

Carol Bales — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:43:19 +0000

Author's name:

CapacityPlus and Medical Education Partnership Initiative

April 2014 (All day)

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.

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

Carol Bales — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:42:43 +0000

Author's name:

Medical Education Partnership Initiative

April 2014 (All day)

MEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Evaluation Plan Template

MEPI Community-Based Education Evaluation Workshop: Logic Model Template

MEPI 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.

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

Carol Bales — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:42:00 +0000

Author's name:

Medical Education Partnership Initiative

February 2014 (All day)

MEPI eLearning Workshop: Strategic Plan Template

MEPI 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.

Medical Education Partnership Initiative eLearning Workshop: Developing a Strategic Plan

Carol Bales — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:24:52 +0000

Author's name:

Chris Busang

February 2014 (All day)

MEPI 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.

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

Carol Bales — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:24:34 +0000

Author's name:

Debra Nestel, Zohray Talib, Heather Ross, and Christopher Deery

April 2014 (All day)

MEPI 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.