Is a decentralized continuing medical education program feasible for Chinese rural health professionals? / 보건의료교육평가
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in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Rural health professionals in township health centers (THCs) tend to have less advanced educational degrees. This study aimed to ascertain the perceived feasibility of a decentralized continuing medical education (CME) program to upgrade their educational levels.METHODS:
A cross-sectional survey of THC health professionals was conducted using a self-administered, structured questionnaire in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.RESULTS:
The health professionals in the THCs were overwhelmingly young with low education levels. They had a strong desire to upgrade their educational degrees. The decentralized CME program was perceived as feasible by health workers with positive attitudes about the benefit for license examination, and by those who intended to improve their clinical diagnosis and treatment skills. The target groups of such a program were those who expected to undertake a bachelor's degree and who rated themselves as "partially capable" in clinical competency. They reported that 160-400 USD annually would be an affordable fee for the program.CONCLUSION:
A decentralized CME program was perceived feasible to upgrade rural health workers' education level to a bachelor's degree and improve their clinical competency.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce
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Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers
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Healthcare Workforce Management
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Implementation Strategies for Healthcare Workers
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Goal 4: Health financing
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Dronabinol
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China
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Rural Health
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Clinical Competence
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Health Personnel
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Asian People
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Diagnosis
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Education
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Education, Medical, Continuing
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Health economic evaluation
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
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Implementation research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article