Journal of Nursing & Care

Heather Jeffery

Publications

• Research Article
  Steps towards Updating the Curriculum and Teaching Methods in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology in Mongolia
  Author(s): Annette Burgess, Heather Jeffery, Shinetugs Bayanbileg, Erdenekhuu Nansalmaa and Kirsten BlackAnnette Burgess, Heather Jeffery, Shinetugs Bayanbileg, Erdenekhuu Nansalmaa and Kirsten Black
  
  Background: Medical education in Mongolia faces many challenges in terms of staff capacity, large student numbers, and limited access to clinical experience. The Government of Mongolia has placed a high priority on reducing maternal and infant mortality, necessitating improvements to the quality of medical training, ensuring a highly skilled health workforce is produced and maintained. In 2014, a team of academic staff from Sydney Medical School were appointed by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to assist in reviewing and updating the medical student curriculum in obstetrics, gynaecology and neonatology in accordance with international best practice. The first phase involved a visit from a senior delegation from Mongolia, including representatives from the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS), UNFPA and the Mongolian Ministry of Health to Sy.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000347

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