|
Advanced search
Previous page
|
Title
The dawn of family medicine in Ethiopia. |
Full text
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9z76m45k; https://escholarship.org/content/qt9z76m45k/qt9z76m45k.pdf |
Date
2014 |
Author(s)
Philpott, Jane; Cornelson, Brian; Derbew, Miliard; Haq, Cynthia; Kvach, Elizabeth; Mekasha, Amha; Rouleau, Katherine; Tefera, Girma; Wondimagegn, Dawit; Wilson, Lynn; Yigeremu, Mahlet |
Abstract
Background and objectivesThis article describes the development of the first training program in family medicine in Ethiopia that was launched on February 4, 2013, at Addis Ababa University (AAU). The postgraduate program will prepare highly trained doctors for all parts of the country who choose generalism for their lifelong career. The paper describes a series of strategies that were used from 2008 to 2013 to take the Ethiopian family medicine program from vision to reality. There is no single model for the development of family medicine in a country where it does not yet exist. In this case the strategies included Continuing Medical Education events, discussions with stakeholders, international collaboration, needs assessment, curriculum design, and faculty development. The article also reviews both the potential for a new program in family medicine to contribute to the country's health system plus the challenges that are expected in the early stages of establishing a new specialty. The challenges include the ambiguous roles of the family physician in the Ethiopian health care system, uncertainty about career opportunities, adaptation of the curriculum to address local needs, expansion of the training programs to produce larger numbers of family physicians, development of Ethiopian faculty who will be teachers of family medicine, and internal and external brain drain. Family physicians will need to maintain a respectful relationship with other specialist physicians as well as nonphysician primary care providers. The development of this AAU family medicine residency is an example of a successful inter- institutional relationship between local and international partners to create a sustainable, Ethiopian-led training program. Insights from this article may guide development of similar training programs. |
Subject(s)
Health Services and Systems; Health Sciences; Quality Education; Good Health and Well Being; Canada; Career Mobility; Curriculum; Education; Medical; Continuing; Education; Medical; Graduate; Ethiopia; Faculty; Medical; Family Practice; Humans; International Cooperation; Internship and Residency; Needs Assessment; Program Development; United States; Workforce; Medical and Health Sciences; Education; General & Internal Medicine; Biomedical and clinical sciences; Health sciences |
Coverage
685 - 690 |
Publisher
eScholarship, University of California |
Type of publication
article |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
Family Medicine, vol 46, iss 9 |
Rights
CC-BY |
Identifier
qt9z76m45k |
Repository
Berkeley - University of California
|
Added to C-A: 2024-08-20;15:27:10 |
© Connecting-Africa 2004-2024 | Last update: Saturday, July 6, 2024 |
Webmaster
|