Zohray Moolani Talib, Rhona Kezabu Baingana, Atiene Solomon Sagay, Susan Camille Van Schalkwyk, Sinit Mehtsun, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde
CONTEXT: The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is a $US 130 million program funded by the United States government supporting 13 African medical schools to increase the quantity, quality, and retention of physicians in underserved areas. This paper examines how community-based education (CBE) is evolving at MEPI schools to achieve these goals. METHODS: We utilized data from the first two years of site visits and surveys to characterize CBE efforts across the MEPI network and provide detailed descriptions of three models of CBE among the MEPI programs...
May 2013: Education for Health