Human Resources for Health Report PIHOA61 Human Resources for Health Report Saipan, CNMI 29 March 2017

How can we help ourselves? PIHOA61 42nd PIHOA Meeting Human Resources for Health Workshop How can we help ourselves? Nahlap Island, Pohnpei State, FSM 1-2 August 2006

PIHOA / Nahlap Island HRH Resolution – August 2006 Develop the Nahlap HRH Action Plan to address HRH challenges and focus on strengthening and developing: 1) the pipeline for the new workforce 2) developing career ladder and bridging training programs 3) management training 4) overall HRH planning 5) partnerships with local institutions for higher learning for delivery of needed accredited curricula 42nd PIHOA Meeting Human Resources for Health Workshop – How Can We Help Ourselves? Nahlap Island, Pohnpei State, FSM, 1-2 August 2006

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PIHOA61 Working Together for Health, WHO World Health Report, 2006 PIHOA Nahlap Island HRH Action Plan, 2006 Multiple PIHOA Resolutions Some Health Workforce Development Highlights HRH Country Plans Continuing Clinical and Public Health Laboratory Workforce Training Nurse Training: COM-FSM Nursing Program, Bachelors in Public Health Nursing (ROP), Nurse Practitioner Training (RMI) 4. Primary Care Office and Community Health Assessment 5. Establishment of Three Formal Public Health Training Programs in FAS Community Colleges: COM-FSM, PCC, CMI 6. PI Public Health Training Center at COM-FSM: (UAz SPH-PIHOA) 7. Epidemiology Training: The DDMs and YouTube Certificate Programs 8. Human Resources Management Project: American Samoa, FSM, and RMI 9. Pre-med / Pre-Dental Training: Doctors and Dentists for Tomorrow (FSM) 10. Oral Health Training Career Ladder: Penfoster Dental Assistant Program, Expanded DA Training Program, Dental Hygiene Training, Career Ladder with Formal Entry into FNU Dental School Career Ladder 11. QA, QI & Performance Management Training and many more

Undergraduate Public Health Training in the Freely Associated States PIHOA61 Undergraduate Public Health Training in the Freely Associated States Institutions of Higher Learning College of Micronesia-FSM Palau Community College College of the Marshall Islands Degree or Certificate ASDPH & Year 3 Certificate (Y3C) ASDPH: Public & Community Health (PCH) Certificate in Public Health (CPH) ACCJC Approved 2009 2012 2014 First Graduation 2011 May 2017 2015 Number of Graduates 2011-2016: ASDPH & Y3 Certificate - 45 Cohort of 14 students on track to graduate 6 PH Nurses Types of Students Undergraduates: Mostly future workforce Majority PH workers from Palau MOH RMI MOH PH Nurses & CMI Nursing student electives

Day 2 – Wednesday, 29 March (OPEN) PIHOA61 Day 2 – Wednesday, 29 March (OPEN) Fiesta Hotel Time Agenda Item Presenter/Facilitator   OPEN SESSIONS 8:00 – 8:30am Morning Coffee and Fruits / Registration for Invited Guests 8:30 – 10:00am Human Resources for Health (HRH) Initiative HRH Training Initiatives HR Management Doctors and Dentists for Tomorrow (DDFT) Pacific Basin Public Health Training Center (PBPHTC) RMI Nurse Practitioner Training Program Palau Medical Internship Program Support to PIHOA Affiliate members Dr. Greg Dever, Regional Human Resources for Health Coordinator, PIHOA Brian Mangum, DDFT and PBPHTC Faculty, PIHOA Consultant Holly Lyons, DDFT Faculty, PIHOA Consultant  

PIHOA61 Figure 15: Physicians, midwives and nurses per 1000 population in PIC Source: WHO (2015)  

Medical Students’ Countries of Origin I-Shou University Medical School PIHOA61 Medical Students’ Countries of Origin I-Shou University Medical School Class of 2017 (7):  Palau-2 / Solomon Islands-3 / Marshall Islands-1 /  Kiribati-1 / Swaziland-10 / Guatemala-2 / Gambia-1 / Dominican-1 /  Haiti-1 / St. Vincent -2 / St. Lucia-7 / El Salvador-1 Class of 2018 (10): Solomon Islands-6 / Marshall Island-2 / Kiribati-2 /Paraguay-3 / Swaziland-9 /   Dominican-1 / Honduras-2 / St. Kitts and Nevis-1 / St. Lucia -3 Class of 2019 (13): Solomon Islands-4 / Marshall Islands-5 / Kiribati-3 / Tuvalu-1 /Paraguay-1 / Swaziland-15 Nicaragua-1 / St. Lucia-3 Class of 2020 (10): Solomon Islands-5 / Marshall Islands-3 / Kiritati-1 /Tuvalu-1/ Swaziland-17 / Nicaragua-1 / Honduras-3 / Belize-2 / St. Vincent-1 / St. Lucia-5 / St. Kitts and Nevis-1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives E-Da 40 student quota MOFA provides scholarship to allied countries. If paying your own way, up to 50. Can’t not include developed nations. Social responsibility… MOFA ”Friendly Country” definition. Apply but no scholarship. Thanks to James (TaoQian) Tang, M.D. E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University

PIHOA61 Medical Internship Training I-Shou University Medical School (ISUMS), Taiwan Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM), Cuba UH JABSOM Workshop – August 2016 (ROP, RMI & ISUMS) FNU Medical Education Workshop – December 2016 in Palau Palau and RMI to partner with separate Taiwan Hospitals to commence in- country Internship Training Programs starting in summer 2017

PIHOA61 Human Resources Management is defined as the integrated use of procedures, policies and practices to recruit, maintain and develop employees in order for the organization to meet its desired goals. It has six broad areas: Human resource capacity Human resource planning Personnel policy and practice Human resource data Performance management and Training

PIHOA61 Human Resources Management HRM Workshops 2011 & 2013 ASTHO-PIHOA HRM Project – 2013 Mentoring Workshops – 2013 in Palau HRM Coaching & HR Information Systems (HRIS) Training –American Samoa, FSM & RMI CDC Cooperative Agreement HRM Project – 2016 HRM Workshop 2.0

RMI Nurse Practitioner Training Program PIHOA61 RMI Nurse Practitioner Training Program Painting by Margaret Leach

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PIHOA61 Regional Professional Organizations Pacific Basin Medical Association American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council Pacific Basin Dental Association USAPI Association of Laboratories Northern Pacific Environmental Health Association USAPI Chief Pharmacists Association

PIHOA61 Items for Board Consideration Consider a communique to the Heads of Health Meeting to engage partners toward creation of opportunities for broader access to both basic medical education and medical specialty training tailored to the needs of the Pacific Islands Coutries outside of Fiji.

PIHOA61 Thank you Greg Dever, MD Regional HRH Coordinator, PIHOA gregd@pihoa.org