Doctors, detectives, and common sense

Smith, A.

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“…A commonly voiced criticism of the competencies approach is that the performance of complex tasks requires the interaction of a significant number of elements that cannot be reduced to objective assessment [ 16 ]. Thus some authors have suggested that medical diagnostics is an art and not a teachable science and that there may be many ways to the final conclusion [ 17 , 18 ]. Since the concern here is the urgent expansion and staffing of a service that is currently grossly understaffed in countries where training and other relevant resources are in short supply, the competencies-based training approach delineated in Figure 6 is both appropriate and justifiable.…”

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Narrowing the gap between eye care needs and service provision: the service-training nexus

Masnick

2009

Hum Resour Health

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Background: The provision of eye care in the developing world has been constrained by the limited number of trained personnel and by professional cultures. The use of personnel with specific but limited training as members of multidisciplinary teams has become increasingly important as health systems seek to extract better value from their investments in personnel. Greater positive action is required to secure more efficient allocation of roles and resources. The supply of professional health workers is a factor of the training system, so it stands to reason that more cost-effective, flexible and available education methods are needed. This paper presents a highly flexible competencies-based multiple entry and exit training system that matches and adapts training to the prevailing population and service needs and demands, while lifting overall standards over time and highlighting the areas of potential benefit.

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Narrowing the gap between eye care needs and service provision: the service-training nexus

Masnick

2009

Hum Resour Health

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Doctors, detectives, and common sense

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Narrowing the gap between eye care needs and service provision: the service-training nexus

Narrowing the gap between eye care needs and service provision: the service-training nexus

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