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FIMA SUPPORTS SPECIALTY medical colleges. Medical references were provided to libraries in Palestinian medical colleges, carried by the trainees at the conclusion of their training. ( 2 ) Short-term training for specific needed medical or surgical procedures, to improve the performance of physicians. Around 40 physicians, in addition to 30 nurses and other paramedical personnel received sponsorships for training in Jordan, mainly at the Islamic Hospital in Amman. ( 3 ) Residency training: This is mainly conducted at the Islamic Hospital in Jordan. Selection criteria were adopted, along the same lines for Jordanian candidates. Candidates from the West Bank received training tuition waivers, and partial sponsorship as monthly stipends throughout their training, which extends from 4-5 years, after which they sit for Boards examinations. Candidates from Gaza also received training tuition waivers, and full financial sponsorships. Table I shows the number of trainees from West Bank and their respective specialties. These data were obtained from the Islamic Hospital as from 1999. Prior to that, we could not receive authenticated statistics for the period (1988-1998), during which it is estimated that more than 15 Palestinians have successfully graduated and obtained the Jordan Boards in several specialties. Training of physicians from Gaza has been conducted at several training centers in Jordan, including the Islamic Hospital, Medical colleges at the University of Jordan and at the Jordan University of Sciences and Technology and other training centers. This training program has been steered by the Jordan Committee for Support of Health Sector in Gaza, in collaboration with FIMA. ( 4 ) Training inside Palestine: Various obstacles, related to Israeli occupation restrictions and siege, imposed severe limitations for medical educators and trainers to access Palestinian medical institutions. Some professionals managed to enter Gaza to support medical training, but for only very short periods, with limited inputs. The issue of telemedicine was discussed in seminars, and in teleconferences conducted with health leaders in Gaza, where the needs are extensive for the improvement of medical education. Telemedicine has been applied in collaboration with the Arab Medical Union (AMU) and Jordan Committee for Supporting the Health Sector in Gaza. Thus far, the input of this program has been limited and awaits further improvement. ( 5 ) Training in other countries: FIMA sponsored training of one Palestinian ophthalmologist in Pakistan, in collaboration with the Islamic Medical Association of Pakistan. Another surgeon from Gaza has been sponsored for training in thoracic surgery in Egypt. A program of specialty training in Malaysia is currently under execution, in collaboration with the Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia, and other NGOs. Malaysia is one of very few countries that grant entry visas to Palestinians. Funding of this project came from the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), a FIMA member. Major obstacles to medical training: 1.The siege imposed on Gaza curtails the free movement of trainees, trainers, educational materials and participation in conventions. 2. Some trainees have unsatisfactory basic medical standards. This applies to graduates of some east FIMA YearBook 2010-2011 102
FIMA SUPPORTS SPECIALTY European and African countries. This handicap was minimized recently with the increasing numbers of graduates of local Palestinian medical colleges. 3. Lack of stable financial support to the trainees and training process. 4. Some neighboring countries impose restrictions on travel and stay for Palestinian trainees. 5. Some trainees fail to return to serve their local communities, after graduation, in view of the poor economic situation in their homeland. The way forward: Palestine is a tragic story of a breakdown in health care services and infrastructure and a decline in medical education and training consequent upon an illegitimate military occupation, with documented records of curtailing any form of progress and development. FIMA, other humanitarian NGOs and individuals have to face major hurdles in their efforts to improve health care, health education and training in Palestine. Notwithstanding, sincere and diligent efforts of all concerned to rehabilitate and rectify the current shortcomings should consider the following recommendations: • The new Palestinian medical schools should be supported by encouraging Palestinian and non-Palestinian medical scholars, researchers and educators to provide plans and efforts to develop and promote standards of performance of medical education, research and training. • Training of a new generation of Palestinian medical graduates in centers outside Palestine to guarantee building a backbone of local trainers and educators in Palestinian medical schools. • Training of paramedical, nursing, health technicians and other health care professionals, to complement the workings of the physicians. • Pursue campaigns of ensuring various types of support to Palestinian medical schools and training, inside and outside Palestine. • Collaborate with other human rights organizations and activists in a global humanitarian effort to address this “greatest moral crisis of our modern times” which has impacted heavily on the people’s standards of living, health care services and training of health care professionals. • Encourage and facilitate external elective training of medical students from Palestinian medical colleges. Table I: West Bank Trainees Since 1999 Specialty Number of Trainees Pediatrics 18 Internal Medicine 13 General Surgery 4 Obstetrics-Gynecology 5 Diagnostic Radiology 4 Anesthesia 4 Ophthalmology 2 Emergency Medicine 1 Orthopedic surgery 1 Total trainees 52 FIMA YearBook 2010-2011 103
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