Trainee Evaluation of a Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda

• DOI: 10.1542/peds.140.1ma.46
• Publication Date: 2023-03-01T23:40:33Z
• Authors: Mark H. Corden; Melissa Cowell; Sheree M. Schrager; Tej Nuthulaganti; Patrick Kyamanywa
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 4. Education; 05 social sciences; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; 3. Good health

Recent global health initiatives have focused on improving human capacity in medical education in low-resource settings. One example is the Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, which pairs US medical faculty with Rwandan colleagues to train resident physicians. We hypothesized that a survey of Rwandan trainees would provide an important perspective on the quality of their education. Indirectly, their feedback could also assess the effectiveness and sustainability of the HRH program. An expert group designed an initial survey, based in part on ACGME …