Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Development in Medical Education and Health Services
Director / Head:
Professor Somaya HOSNY
Institution:
Center for Research & Development in Medical Education & Health Services (CRD), Faculty of Medicine (FOM)
Suez Canal University (SCU)
Address:
Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Round road
41522
Town:
Ismailia
Country:
EGYPT
Region:
EMRO
Phone:
[2-064] 3209448
Fax:
(2-064) 3209448
Date of Designation:
01/Sep/1988
Last Redesignation:
01/Mar/2010
Expiry:
01/Mar/2014
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- 1. To support research in the field of Medical Education.
- 2. To supervise health systems research & develop collaborative activities with health authorities & professional associations accordingly. This will be accomplished locally. It will also be promoted nationally and internationally.
- 3. To promote community-oriented & community-based medical education as well as problem-based learning approaches in training health personnel in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
- 4. To act as a regional resource for health personnel in the community-oriented & problem-based learning approaches.
- 5. To train health personnel in the field of management & leadership, student assessment, programme evaluation & other topics in the medical education field nationally, regionally, & internationally.
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Subjects:
- Health promotion & education
- Human resources for health (excluding Nursing)
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Types of activity:
- Research
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Training and education
WHO organization wide expected result:
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10.8 - Health-workforce information and knowledge base strengthened, and country capacities for policy analysis, planning, implementation, information-sharing and research built up. |
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10.9 - Technical support provided to Member States, with a focus on those facing severe health-workforce difficulties in order to improve the production, distribution, skill mix and retention of the health workforce. |
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Responsible Officer:
AHMED Fariba Abdul Wahab
Phone:
Technical Counterpart:
WHEELER Erica Lynette
Phone:
+41 22 79 12529
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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