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Founding President Speaks in South Africa on Medical Training

Founding President of Global Health Dialogue, Prof. Lobe Monekosso traveled to South Africa to take part in the conference on a Global Consensus for Social Accountability in Medical Education, which was held in East London, South Africa on 10-13 October 2010. Medical Education is one of three themes that Global Health Dialogue is developing this year as part of promoting better community health in Africa. Having led the establishment of medical schools in a number of places across the continent in the first twenty years of African independence, Prof Monekosso was has been described by his colleagues as “the Father of Medical Education in Africa”. More recently he has taken part in the Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study (SAMSS) work funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assess the quality of medical schools around the continent. Prof. Monekosso addressed the conference with his thoughts on the way forward for developing medical schools in Africa in the 21st century which focus on the quality of the doctor-patient relationship. He argued that this key relationship has been neglected somewhat as a side-effect of the increasing reliance on technology which has tended to distance the medical practitioner from the patient. An overview of his blueprint for the future of medical training, covering the essential components of the curriculum and staffing, the basis for institutional growth and on-going assessment of progress can be found by following the link below: A full version of the document is available to members of the Global Health Dialogue web-site within our Health Development Knowledge Bank.

(Posted on :Tuesday, 14/12/2010 (05h:30 PM))