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The impact of a faculty development programme for health professions educators in sub-Saharan Africa: an archival study

Frantz JM 1 , Bezuidenhout J 2 , Burch VC 3 , Mthembu S 4 , Rowe M 5 , Tan C 6 Show all authors , Van Wyk J 7 , Van Heerden B 8

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  • 1 Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa. jfrantz@uwc.ac.za
  • 2 Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa. jbez@sun.ac.za
  • 3 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa. vanessa.burch@uct.co.za
  • 4 KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. sindizama@gmail.com
  • 5 Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa. mrowe@uwc.ac.za
  • 6 Medical Education & Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tanplchristina@gmail.com
  • 7 College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. vanwykj2@ukzn.ac.za
  • 8 Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa. bbvh@sun.ac.za
BMC Med Educ, 2015;15:28.
PMID: 25879491 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0320-7

Abstract

In 2008 the sub-Saharan FAIMER Regional Institute launched a faculty development programme aimed at enhancing the academic and research capacity of health professions educators working in sub-Saharan Africa. This two-year programme, a combination of residential and distance learning activities, focuses on developing the leadership, project management and programme evaluation skills of participants as well as teaching the key principles of health professions education-curriculum design, teaching and learning and assessment. Participants also gain first-hand research experience by designing and conducting an education innovation project in their home institutions. This study was conducted to determine the perceptions of participants regarding the personal and professional impact of the SAFRI programme.

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