CONSAMS “An African Perspective” Kasonde Bowa MSc,M.Med,FRCS,FACS,FCS,DPH Associate Professor DEAN CBU SOM

SO ARE YOU TELLING ME MEPI, CONSAMS,NEPI ARE NOT AFRICAN TOURISM PROGRAMS?

INTRODUCTION 1.What is CBU SOM? 2.Relation with MEPI? 3. Relation with CONSAMS? 4.Benefits of CONSAMS? 5.Future of CONSAMS?

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CBU SOM 1.Zambia has 1,100 Doctors and 50 Dentist 2.One Public SOM in Zambia for 45 average 50 doctors per annum 3. Requirement Doctors in Zambia 2, Increase output former Dean UNZA proposed MOH second SOM

CBU SOM 1.Opened Nov Two undergraduate program 3 intake- 210 students (MBChB &BDS) 3. Average Annual intake 70 annual increment 5% 4. Commenced in Clinical Post Graduate program SGY,URO & OBGYN

HISTORY CBU & MEPI CBU SOM initiative Prof Y F Mulla Dean UNZA-Zambian MEPI PI CBU SOM UNZA MEPI partnership Visit to CBU SOM Quality Assurance pre assessment MBChB/BDS Curriculum Quentin Eichbaum Through MEPI sponsored visit & Prof Oilli Vainio working UNAM -CONSAMS

INTRODUCTION Consortium for New Southern African Medical Schools

First Meeting held at the CBU SOM September 2011 Two months before our Medical School opened. UNAM, UB, CBU were first 3 New Medical School key Vision,Mission & Objectives HISTORY

CONSAMS 1.What Additional Value ? A.Special sub population of the MEPI family, New medical schools <5yrs B.Pooling experience & resources to impact New Medical Education Prog.

CONSAMS CONTEXT Special challenges of setting new medical schools in Africa i.e financial resource constraints, human resource constraint (basic sciences)

CONSAMS CONTEXT MEPI process selected the Best Medical institutions in Africa with a tract record of Medical Training capacity CONSAMS looks at the New Medical Institutions without success a history

UNILURIO University of Unilurio September Nampula in Mozambique. 2.Identify area of colloboration around Undergraduate,Postgraduate, 3.Research and Staff development

UNAM University of Namibia first Medical School in Namibia February nd CONSAMS Meeting First Cohort Medical students were commencing Clinical training. Challenges organising Clinical.

Transprofessional Learning – Sharing the Uni Lurio Experience

University of Botswana First Medical School in Botswana 1.February rd CONSAMS meeting 2. Agreed to base CONSAM HQ at UNAM secretariat there 3.Joining University Lesotho 4.Meeting in Maseru October 2013

CONSAMS Benefits? 1.Quality Assurance- External Examination 2012 UNAM- Physiology & Anatomy 2. Professional Development, Capacity Building Assistant Dean Visited David Mulenga-link CONSAMS

CONSAMS Benefits? 3.External Examiner Surgery at UNAM June 2013 Prof Bowa 4.Next month Staff Exchange visits Unilurio Internship program One child one family Program

CONSAMS Benefits? 5. Evaluation Biochemistry curriculum UNAM Professor Biochemistry 6.5 Staff Training fellows Mentorship program- Universities Botswana & UNAM- in Basic Sciences

WHAT DOES CONSAMS BRING TO THE MEPI FAMILY? Special focus on a subpopulation within the MEPI family with special needs Potential areas Sharing of Resources- Curriculum Design and Development CONSAMS the Future

Special challenges using limited Human Resources in Basic Sciences- Staff Exchange Programs Potential areas of Professional Developments- Medical Education Capacity Building Sharing resources in Postgraduate training and Research. CONSAMS the Future

CONSAMS Achievements 1.CONSAMS secretariat 2.CONSAMS Web site: 3. CONSAMS publication Eichbaum Q,Nyarango P,Bowa K,Odonkor P,Frrrao J,Marshalla Y,Vainio Vermund SH O Global Networks,alliances and consortia in global health education-the case for south to south patrtnerships.JAIDS 2012 Nov 1:61(3):263-4.

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