Burdick William
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
Med Teach. 2007 Nov;29(9):882-6. doi: 10.1080/01421590701821695.
The challenges facing health professions education in Africa focus on physical infrastructure, accreditation systems, student selection and faculty recruitment, retention, and development. Higher education in the health professions must be closely aligned with community health needs, and with the training and support of community health workers. A key ingredient in changing institutions in this way is implementation of effective strategies for strengthening the faculty. In addition, information systems, and their prerequisite stable electric power supply, must be supported by internal public resources combined with external aid. These infrastructure investments will facilitate better quality education, improved diffusion of information among schools, and more useful data for self study by institutions.
非洲卫生专业教育面临的挑战集中在物理基础设施、认证体系、学生选拔以及师资招聘、留任和发展方面。卫生专业的高等教育必须与社区卫生需求以及社区卫生工作者的培训与支持紧密结合。以这种方式变革机构的一个关键要素是实施加强师资力量的有效策略。此外，信息系统及其必备的稳定电力供应必须得到内部公共资源与外部援助的支持。这些基础设施投资将有助于提高教育质量，促进学校间更好地信息传播，并为机构的自学提供更有用的数据。
