Role of Faculty Development Programs in Medical Education at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe
Author(s) -
Antony Matsika,
Kusum Nathoo,
Margaret Borok,
Thokozile Mashaah,
Felix Madya,
Susan C. Connors,
Thomas Campbell,
James Hakim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of global health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 66
ISSN - 2214-9996
DOI - 10.29024/aogh.5
Subject(s) - medical education , curriculum , faculty development , general partnership , government (linguistics) , stakeholder , class (philosophy) , medicine , psychology , political science , pedagogy , professional development , public relations , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science , law
Major challenges are being experienced in medical education in sub-Saharan African Universities. These include emigration of faculty, infrequent curriculum review, inadequate training in medical education, poor investments in infrastructure and lack of faculty development programs. The USA government committed funding to improve the quality of medical education and research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa through the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
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