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Chapter 29 - Pre-service Integration of Abortion and Contraception Trainings in Ethiopia

from Section IV - Reproductive Health Services & Abortion Training: Global Examples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

By
Ferid A. Abubeker  and
Mengistu Hailemariam
Edited by
Uta Landy ,
Philip D Darney  and
Jody Steinauer
Uta Landy
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Philip D Darney
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Jody Steinauer
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
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Summary

In Ethiopia, graduates of the health profession lack the competencies required to provide reproductive health services before they entering practice. Since 2015 the Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) supported ten higher teaching institutions to implement a new model that assures acquisition of competencies for reproductive health services focused on comprehensive abortion (CAC) and contraceptive care (CC) in pre-service (medical student and residency) education settings. A direct link with the departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics (GYNOBS) and schools of midwifery was established. The program included all levels of providers but targeted medical students, interns, residents and midwives. The multipronged approach of CIRHT focused on: 1) faculty development: ensuring up-to-date clinical knowledge and skills to teach and assess clinical andresearch skills; 2) establishing clinical simulation labs and comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health(SRH) (Michu)clinics 3) empowering students to become self-learners through the Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) program and engage in collaborative learning 4) strengthening systems support: work with the Ministry of Health(MOH), Ministry of education(MOE) and Professional societies in designingcompetency based curricula.

Keywords

CompetenciesCenter for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT)Comprehensive Contraception (CC) and Abortion Care (CAC)Medical StudentResidency and Midwife EducationClinical and Research SkillsSimulation Labs
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Advancing Women's Health Through Medical Education
A Systems Approach in Family Planning and Abortion
 , pp. 290 - 300
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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