PIHOA55 Meetings Human Resources for Health Update Palikir, Pohnpei State, FSM – 11 March 2014

Primary interventions/activities over the last 5 months Environmental Health Workforce Initiative Proposed Oral Health Education & Training Plan Human Resources Management Mentoring Workshop Proposed RMI Nurse Practitioner Training Program Regional Public Health Training In-country Bachelors in Public Health Nursing Program Homecare Training Clinical Staff & Family Caregiving Certificate for Homebound & Elderly Chief Nurse Leadership Training Cuban Medical Graduates Foundation Sciences Training

PIHOA55 / Human Resources for Health Update Proposed Oral Health Education & Training Plan 2009 PIHOA Resolution: PBDA Rejuvenation, December 2012 Oral Health Education & Training Workshop, Suva, Aug 2013 Penfoster Dental Assistant Training, American Samoa, 2013 Dental Hygiene Training, Palau, 2013 Dentalcare.com training in RMI and Pohnpei State, 2014

Career Ladder Pre-Dental Assistant Readiness Standardized Dental Assistant Training Three years working experience as Dental Assistant Type Training Dentalcare.com 5 modules On-line experience Penfoster Dental Assistant Training Program. Supported on WHO POLHN platform. Duration 9 months Progress RMI: 8 have completed 4 of 5 modules PSHS: 6 completed all modules Am Samoa: 17 completed by Nov 2013 Step One / Dental Assistant Training

Career Ladder Dental Hygienist Training Program In Country 3 years experience at DH Expanded Duty DH Dental Therapist Training Type Training 4 modules (total 16 weeks) both on-line, face-to- face, and hands- on training by FNU Dental School Faculty Invited to take 4 additional courses from Dental Therapist curriculum Progress Palau: 10 DAs trained to DH- level (June 2013) and now licensed & working as DHs at MOH No candidates yet Step Two / Dental Hygienist Training

Career Ladder Dental Therapist Training Program at FNU leading to Bachelors in Oral Health Bachelors in Dental Surgery (BDS) Type Training DHs invited to enter formal accredited program at FNU Dental School – 2 years. Academic courses can be done on-line prior to hands-on training in Suva at FNU. Can be funded by WHO, AUSAID, local scholarships Progress No candidates yet Step Three / Dental Therapist Training

Career Ladder Bachelors in Dental Surgery (BDS) Type Training Select DTs may be invited into BDS Program Progress No candidates yet Step Four / Dentist Training

Primary interventions/activities over the last 5 months Environmental Health Workforce Initiative Proposed Oral Health Education & Training Plan Human Resources Management Mentoring Workshop Proposed RMI Nurse Practitioner Training Program Regional Public Health Training In-country Bachelors in Public Health Nursing Program Homecare Training Clinical Staff & Family Caregiving Certificate for Homebound & Elderly Chief Nurse Leadership Training Primary Care Office Cuban Medical Graduates Foundation Sciences Training

PIHOA55 Meetings Human Resources for Health Update Palikir, Pohnpei State, FSM – 11 March 2014 Thank you Greg Dever, MD Regional HRH Coordinator