Department of - Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Department of - Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
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“Important input came also from the<br />
regional alumni workshops and surveys”<br />
Quality assurance<br />
The Education Committee and course steering<br />
committees focused on the implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
above-mentioned innovations, and not in the least on<br />
the self-assessment studies for the external assessment<br />
<strong>of</strong> the ITM’s master courses. This was a very demanding<br />
but fruitful exercise obliging all stakeholders to take<br />
stock and to critically reflect on past, present and<br />
future. The process and its results are described in the<br />
accompanying highlight, but in general this “visitation”<br />
truly proved to be the ultimate cornerstone <strong>of</strong> our<br />
academic quality assurance.<br />
Important input came also from the regional alumni<br />
workshops and surveys. Of the MPH-DC alumni, 86%<br />
appear to hold a position as disease programme<br />
manager, technical advisor or researcher; <strong>of</strong> the MPH-<br />
HSMP alumni, almost 90% work in senior health<br />
management positions.<br />
A third regional workshop for MSTAH alumni took place<br />
in Dakar (Senegal), from 25 to 27 September. A survey<br />
among the participants showed that for 85% <strong>of</strong> them,<br />
the ITM training had contributed significantly to their<br />
career development.<br />
Ten ITM lecturers attended a second workshop on<br />
teaching and training skills (May 2007); an internal peerreview<br />
system for lecturers is being established.<br />
The postgraduate certificate course in Tropical Medicine<br />
and International Health is becoming increasingly<br />
successful. The English section admitted 48 students, the<br />
highest number since the reform in 2004-2005. After two<br />
trial years, we submitted the course also for accreditation<br />
by the American Society <strong>of</strong> Tropical Medicine and<br />
Hygiene (ASTMH). A preliminary appraisal was highly<br />
positive, stating that “...your two modules will make your<br />
program one <strong>of</strong> the strongest if the not the strongest <strong>of</strong><br />
the accredited courses. Your curriculum’s focus on care in<br />
resource-poor areas is the most thorough”. The formal<br />
U.S. accreditation will be valid from the academic cycle<br />
2008-2009 onwards. The course is since long accredited<br />
as core module for the European TropEd Master in<br />
International Health.<br />
Filip Moerman teaches pathology to nurses.<br />
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