Growth model for international academic medicine partnerships: Qualitative analysis of Ghana postgraduate Ob/Gyn training program.

Autor:	Rager TL; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America., Kekulawala M; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.; University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, United States of America., Braunschweiga Y; University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.; Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America., Samba A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Johnson TRB; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America., Anderson FWJ; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	PLOS global public health [PLOS Glob Public Health] 2023 Jan 12; Vol. 3 (1), pp. e0000546. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 12 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pgph.0000546
Abstrakt:	This study aims to detail the capacity strengthening process of the Ghana Ob/Gyn postgraduate training program in order to inform a model by which international academic medicine partnerships can form, grow, and effectively tackle development challenges. A qualitative analysis with grounded theory methodological approach was utilized. Convenience and purposive sampling were used to select certified Ob/Gyn training program graduates. Interviews were conducted face-to-face in in Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, and Tamale, Ghana between June 21 to August 20, 2017. An additional data analysis of 48 semi-structured interviews previously collected for another study were examined for factors pertinent to graduate career development. Coded data were grouped according to themes and subthemes. Emerging themes demonstrated that graduates further complete the maternal care team and facilitate collaboration amongst healthcare workers. Themes also included graduates' pursuit of subspecialty training and research. Graduates cited the training program as key to their professional development. Graduates assume leadership roles in hospital management and operations, teaching, mentoring, interprofessional maternal care team, and knowledge-sharing. Graduates expressed eagerness to subspecialize and to advance their research training and skills. The results suggest a growth model of international academic medicine partnerships from basic obstetric training to advanced training. The model is developed for adaptability in other SSA countries and low-resource settings so that it may effectively strengthen health workforce capacity. We hope that this program can serve as a model for other partnerships in medical specialties. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright: © 2023 Rager et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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