Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform

An economic crisis in Zimbabwe from 1999–2009 resulted in a shortage of faculty at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences (UZCHS) and declining enrollment and graduation rates. To improve proficiency and retention of graduates, the college sought to develop a competency-based curricul...

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Autores principales:	Eva M. Aagaard, Susan C. Connors, Amelia Challender, Jonathan Gandari, Kusum Nathoo, Margaret Borok, Midion Chidzonga, Michele Barry, Thomas Campbell, James Hakim
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2018
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d6920913df1c49eeaa167d785906ec8a2021-12-02T05:02:54ZHealth Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform2214-999610.29024/aogh.19https://doaj.org/article/d6920913df1c49eeaa167d785906ec8a2018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/19https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996An economic crisis in Zimbabwe from 1999–2009 resulted in a shortage of faculty at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences (UZCHS) and declining enrollment and graduation rates. To improve proficiency and retention of graduates, the college sought to develop a competency-based curriculum using evidence-based educational methodologies. Achievement of this goal required a cadre of highly qualified educators to lead the curriculum review and innovation processes. The Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (HEALZ) program was established in 2012 to rapidly develop the needed faculty leadership. HEALZ is a one-year program of rigorous coursework delivered face-to-face in three intensive one-week sessions. Between sessions, scholars engage with mentors to conduct a needs assessment and to develop, implement, and evaluate a competency-based curriculum. Forty scholars completed training from 2012–15. All participants reported they were satisfied or extremely satisfied with the training after each week. Pre-post surveys identified significant knowledge gains in all key content domains. The program garnered significant organizational support. Scholars showed significant variation in progress toward implementing and evaluating their curricula as well as the quality of the work demonstrated by program end. Interviews of scholars and UZCHS leaders revealed important impacts of the program on the quality and culture of medical education at the college.Eva M. AagaardSusan C. ConnorsAmelia ChallenderJonathan GandariKusum NathooMargaret BorokMidion ChidzongaMichele BarryThomas CampbellJames HakimUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 84, Iss 1, Pp 176-182 (2018)
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topic	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Eva M. Aagaard Susan C. Connors Amelia Challender Jonathan Gandari Kusum Nathoo Margaret Borok Midion Chidzonga Michele Barry Thomas Campbell James Hakim Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform
description	An economic crisis in Zimbabwe from 1999–2009 resulted in a shortage of faculty at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences (UZCHS) and declining enrollment and graduation rates. To improve proficiency and retention of graduates, the college sought to develop a competency-based curriculum using evidence-based educational methodologies. Achievement of this goal required a cadre of highly qualified educators to lead the curriculum review and innovation processes. The Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (HEALZ) program was established in 2012 to rapidly develop the needed faculty leadership. HEALZ is a one-year program of rigorous coursework delivered face-to-face in three intensive one-week sessions. Between sessions, scholars engage with mentors to conduct a needs assessment and to develop, implement, and evaluate a competency-based curriculum. Forty scholars completed training from 2012–15. All participants reported they were satisfied or extremely satisfied with the training after each week. Pre-post surveys identified significant knowledge gains in all key content domains. The program garnered significant organizational support. Scholars showed significant variation in progress toward implementing and evaluating their curricula as well as the quality of the work demonstrated by program end. Interviews of scholars and UZCHS leaders revealed important impacts of the program on the quality and culture of medical education at the college.
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author	Eva M. Aagaard Susan C. Connors Amelia Challender Jonathan Gandari Kusum Nathoo Margaret Borok Midion Chidzonga Michele Barry Thomas Campbell James Hakim
author_facet	Eva M. Aagaard Susan C. Connors Amelia Challender Jonathan Gandari Kusum Nathoo Margaret Borok Midion Chidzonga Michele Barry Thomas Campbell James Hakim
author_sort	Eva M. Aagaard
title	Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform
title_short	Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform
title_full	Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform
title_fullStr	Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform
title_full_unstemmed	Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform
title_sort	health education advanced leadership for zimbabwe (healz): developing the infrastructure to support curriculum reform
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/d6920913df1c49eeaa167d785906ec8a
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Health Education Advanced Leadership for Zimbabwe (Healz): Developing the Infrastructure to Support Curriculum Reform

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