Medical Education Capacity-Building Partnerships for Health Care Systems Development

AMA J Ethics. 2016 Jul 1;18(7):710-7. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.medu2-1607.

Abstract

Health care workforce development is a key pillar of global health systems strengthening that requires investment in health care worker training institutions. This can be achieved by developing partnerships between training institutions in resource-limited and resource-rich areas and leveraging the unique expertise and opportunities both have to offer. To realize their full potential, however, these relationships must be equitable. In this article, we use a previously described global health ethics framework and our ten-year experience with the Makerere University-Yale University (MUYU) Collaboration to provide an example of an equity-focused global health education partnership.

MeSH terms

  • Capacity Building*
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Delivery of Health Care*
  • Education, Medical / ethics*
  • Faculty, Medical / education
  • Health Equity*
  • Health Resources
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation*
  • Schools, Medical / ethics*
  • Social Justice*
  • Staff Development
  • Uganda
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Workforce