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Overview of Program

Overview of Program. 1. Afya Bora Consortium: Who are we?. Representatives from the Medical and Nursing Schools of the 8 partner institutions Currently a group of 20 individuals Growth over time from initial 8 representatives

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Overview of Program

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  1. Overview of Program 1

  2. Afya Bora Consortium: Who are we? • Representatives from the Medical and Nursing Schools of the 8 partner institutions • Currently a group of 20 individuals • Growth over time from initial 8 representatives • Meet weekly via conference calls and 2-3 times annually in person for last 2 years • Meetings now include support personnel for M&E and curriculum development

  3. Afya Bora Fellows 2012 • Selected from 4 US institutions and 4 African partner countries • 4 Uganda, 4 Tanzania, 4 Botswana • 6 Kenya (2 funded through UON MEPI) • 2 US • Multidisciplinary group • 12 Medical post-graduates and post-residency physicians • 8 Graduate nurses • 12 with public health degrees (4 PhD; 8 MPH) • 10 men and 10 women • Highly competitive process with 62 applications

  4. Training Program Structure 11.5 month fellowship • First phase: 3 months (nine 1-week modules) • Core courses, skills building, project planning • Cohorts train together • Second phase: 9 months (two ~4.5 month blocks) • Individualized training with mentoring • Experiential work in local government or non-government organization • Project implementation and final report • Focus is on learning practical skills • Project to directly benefit site

  5. Timeline and Activities Attachment I (~3 months)

  6. Curriculum for Core Training Modules address 9 highly relevant topics in program leadership Topics not necessarily part of traditional medical, nursing or public health school curricula • Leadership Skills • Communications and Media Skills • Monitoring and Evaluation • Effective Writing and Grant Proposals • Program and Project Management • Implementation Science and Health Systems Research • Health Informatics • Human Resources and Budget Management • Global Health Policy and Governance

  7. Modules • 5-days each topic • Full day schedule • In class and out of class assignments Interactive, dynamic sessions Led by Afya Bora members and local experts Local and outside speakers, some presenting remotely Final project July 2012– in Gaborone January 2013– in Nairobi June 2013– in Kampala

  8. Experiential Training Purpose is to gain practical skills and real world leadership experience Attachments in African partner countries • First rotation in home country • Second may be in a different country Sites include: • Ministries of Health • NGOs (e.g., AMREF; I-TECH) • Universities and academic hospitals (e.g., BUP) • PEPFAR sites/offices • CDC field stations

  9. Mentoring • A strong mentoring program is essential and constitutes an important step toward a self-sustaining South-South training consortium • Team Approach: Each trainee will be supervised by a team of mentors throughout fellowship • Mentors chosen from • Eight Consortium institutions • Participating non-academic entities

  10. Matching to Site Three-step Process: • Fellow identifies sites and projects in conjunction with Primary Mentor • All Fellows initiated this process with forms received by email • Site representatives are sent applications and forms for review • Sites identify fellows best-suited for projects currently available

  11. Project and Mentor Selection • Identification of Attachment Site Mentor • Introductions at Attachment Site • by Primary Mentor or In-country Lead • Discussion of Project with mentors • Project suited to Fellow’s interests, strengths and goals • Must also address needs of host attachment site and country agenda • Identification of other mentoring team members • At attachment site • At academic partner institutions

  12. Activities During the Rotation

  13. Project Report and Evaluation • Project Report • Written • Format to be determined with input from Mentoring Team • Oral presentation • Evaluation • Critique of the value of rotation • Strengths/weaknesses of experience • Feedback on site and mentoring team

  14. Monitoring & Evaluation • Establishing and conducting M&E is critical to success of program • To capture short- and long-term impact • To provide immediate feedback to optimize program • Future funding depends on success of this Pilot • Conducted by International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) • Gabrielle O’Malley, PhD - Director, Operations Research & Quality Improvement • M&E of modules and all activities • Full cooperation with requests for information are mandatory

  15. Wrap-Up Session • Two-day conference at end of Fellowship • June 24-26, 2013 • Location Kampala, Uganda • Fellows, Afya Bora team, and mentors invited • Activities to include: • Presentations by Fellows • Final written evaluations and assessments • Exit interviews with all participants and mentors

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