危地马拉地区小儿血液学/瘤学奖学金计划的影响
Daniel C Moreira1, Claudia Garrido2, Roy Rosado2
1St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
JCO global oncology
|June 13, 2024
概括
危地马拉的儿科血液学/瘤学奖学金成功培训了来自10个拉丁美洲国家的40名专家,增强了区域癌症护理. 该计划是专家培训的典范,旨在改善全球儿童癌症治疗.
科学领域:
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 儿科瘤学 儿科瘤学
- 血液学 血液学 血液学
背景情况:
- 危地马拉的儿童瘤国家医院 (Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica,简称UNOP) 是中美洲唯一一个专门的儿童癌症医院.
- 该地区存在儿童血液学/瘤学专家的严重短缺.
研究的目的:
- 描述和评估危地马拉儿童血液学/瘤学奖学金计划的区域影响.
- 评估该计划在培养拉丁美洲专家方面的成功.
主要方法:
- 2003年在UNOP启动的为期3年的奖学金计划,具有本地和国际轮换.
- 基于国际标准的课程,强调临床专业知识,研究,专业精神,沟通和宣传.
- 根据区域需求选择实习生,并立即制定培训后就业计划.
主要成果:
- 来自10个拉丁美洲国家的40名医生完成了培训;13名医生目前正在接受培训.
- 98%的毕业生在拉丁美洲从事儿科血液学/瘤学,许多人担任领导职务.
- 该计划是第一个由国际医学研究生教育认证委员会认证的全球认证计划.
结论:
- 联合国办公室计划有效培训了专家,增加了拉丁美洲儿童癌症护理能力.
- 这种区域培训模式最大限度地利用了资源,可以在其他地区复制.
- 毕业生在患者护理,研究和政策制定方面做出了重大贡献.
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