Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America.
Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Hum Resour Health. 2020 Oct 20;18(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s12960-020-00517-4.
Regulation of the health workforce and accreditation of educational institutions are intended to protect the public interest, but evidence of the impact of these policies is scarce and occasionally contradictory. The body of research that does exist primarily focuses on policies in the global north and on the major health professions. Stress on accreditation and regulatory systems caused by surges in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, privatization of education, rising patient expectations, and emergence of new health worker categories has created urgency for innovation and reform. To understand and evaluate this innovation, we look forward to receiving manuscripts which contribute to the evidence base on the implementation, management, and impact of health worker education and practice regulation, including the intersection of education accreditation and workforce regulation policy. We particularly look forward to manuscripts from underrepresented parts of the globe and underrepresented health workforce sectors that address policy effectiveness, explore different models of regulation, and present innovations that we can all learn from.
卫生人力资源的管理和教育机构的认证旨在保护公众利益，但这些政策的影响证据很少，而且偶尔还相互矛盾。现有的研究主要集中在全球北方的政策以及主要的卫生专业上。由于 COVID-19 大流行导致需求激增、教育私有化、患者期望的提高以及新的卫生工作者类别出现，认证和监管系统面临压力，这就需要创新和改革。为了理解和评估这种创新，我们期待收到有助于充实卫生工作者教育和实践管理以及监管实施、管理和影响的证据基础的稿件，包括教育认证和劳动力监管政策的交叉点。我们特别期待来自全球代表性不足的部分和代表性不足的卫生工作者部门的稿件，这些稿件涉及政策效果、探索不同的监管模式以及提出我们都可以借鉴的创新。
