Enhancing postgraduate physician training in Fiji
Date published:
22 Jan 2018
Building postgraduate teaching capability in the South West Pacific region is the key focus of a new relationship between Fiji National University (FNU) and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).
The organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Suva today - marking the start of a collaboration that will see physicians from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji working together to develop specialist medical training expertise and education.
At the invitation of FNU, RACP Fellows will support delivery of the Masters of Medicine program by:
- sharing teaching resources and curriculum materials
- providing advice on teaching practices and assessment processes
- assessing teaching materials and curricular
- offering locum support for local physicians so they can attend international conferences.
“Internationally, our focus is on health education and research and building capacity among educators, academics, physician specialists and their institutions in our region,” RACP President Dr Catherine Yelland said.
“This MoU will enhance many activities undertaken by our own physicians, Australasian medical colleges, individual medical colleagues, and organisations working in the region.
“We look forward to building stronger ties with FNU’s College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science (CMNHS) and working together on postgraduate education, training and research opportunities.”
The MoU will remain in place for five years and forms part of a new international engagement strategy the RACP is developing.
About FNU’s CMNHS
The CMNHS is a merger of two of Fiji’s oldest health and medical institutions; The Fiji School of Medicine and the Fiji School of Nursing. The CMNHS aims to be the leading health workforce academic education and research institution in the Pacific Region. It strives for excellence and relevance in all that it does and focuses on graduating compassionate and competent health professionals.
The CMNHS delivers undergraduate programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, health, medical imaging, medical laboratory technology, public health, nutrition, physiotherapy, nursing and midwifery. To extend the formal academic program, short courses are offered in areas such as reproductive health, trauma management, advanced life support and disaster management, emergency health, phlebotomy and treatment of Tuberculosis.