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The effect of pre-service training on post-graduation skill and knowledge retention among mid-level healthcare providers in Mozambique

Mozambique suffers from critical shortages of healthcare workers including non-physician clinicians, Tecnicos de Me... Show more
Mozambique suffers from critical shortages of healthcare workers including non-physician clinicians, Tecnicos de Medicina Geral (TMGs), who are often senior clinicians in rural health centres. The Mozambique Ministry of Health and the International Training and Education Center for Health, University of Washington, Seattle, revised the national curriculum to improve TMG clinical knowledge and skills. Although curriculum revision had limited effect, marginal improvements in the revised group show promise that these TMGs may have increased ability to synthesize clinical information. Weaknesses in curriculum and practicum implementation likely compromised the effect of curriculum revision. An improvement strategy that includes strengthened TMG training, greater attention to pre-service clinical practice, and post-graduation mentoring may be more advantageous than curriculum revision, alone, to improve care provided by TMGs.
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Authors: Feldacker, Caryl; Chicumbe, Sergio; Dgedge, Martinho; Cesar, Freide ... [+] Show more

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Mozambique; Africa

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Human resources for health

Subjects: Teaching and learning; Vocational education and training; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more

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The effect of pre-service training on post-graduation skill and knowledge retention among mid-level healthcare providers in Mozambique