McCusker J
Int J Epidemiol. 1981 Mar;10(1):63-7. doi: 10.1093/ije/10.1.63.
The role of the Medical Assistant (MA) in developing countries in reviewed, with special reference to East Africa, in particular Tanzania. The development of training objectives in epidemiology for the MA is then described. A project is reported which has attempted to develop, field-test and evaluate a set of training materials in epidemiology for MA students in East Africa, based upon these training objectives. In general, these materials appear acceptable and appropriate both to students and teachers. The need is stressed for long-term evaluation of this approach.
本文回顾了医疗助理（MA）在发展中国家，特别是东非地区，尤其是坦桑尼亚所发挥的作用。接着描述了为医疗助理制定的流行病学培训目标。报告了一个项目，该项目基于这些培训目标，试图为东非的医疗助理学生开发、实地测试和评估一套流行病学培训材料。总体而言，这些材料对学生和教师来说似乎都是可以接受且合适的。文中强调了对这种方法进行长期评估的必要性。
