{"id":1857,"date":"2015-08-07T00:43:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T00:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2016-01-04T01:51:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T01:51:44","slug":"competencies-in-international-med-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2015\/08\/07\/competencies-in-international-med-public-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Competencies In International Medicine And Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/competencies.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1861\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/competencies.jpg\" alt=\"competencies\" width=\"530\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/competencies.jpg 530w, https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/competencies-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remember being a student on the first day of class? We usually received a course syllabus, and a generation ago that syllabus began with a list of <em>subjects studied<\/em>; lists like:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Epidemiology of childhood illness<\/li>\n<li>Physiology of fever<\/li>\n<li>Metabolism of acetaminophen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Astute educators soon realized that the objective of education is not simply to study. Rather it is to learn. So the syllabi of fifteen years ago morphed into <em>learning objectives<\/em>, with contents like:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe the epidemiology of childhood illness<\/li>\n<li>Explain the physiology of fever<\/li>\n<li>List the steps in metabolism of acetaminophen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But preparation for actual practice of healthcare is inadequate with learning alone. So today education has moved on toward <em>competency objectives<\/em>. In other words, learner are ultimately measured their ability to apply newly acquired information and skills to real life situations, with competencies such as the actual ability to:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capability of assessing a febrile child and reaching a correct diagnosis<\/li>\n<li>Ability to evaluate the impact of fever and treat accordingly<\/li>\n<li>Capacity to prescribe a correct antipyretic and evaluate its effectiveness and potential adverse impacts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since 2003 INMED has developed and tested a variety of competencies relevant to equipping international medicine and public health personnel. Today we expect at the completion of the INMED Diploma is International Medicine &amp; Public Health graduates in the context of a low-resource community will be able to:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prevent, diagnose and treat the leading diseases of poverty<\/li>\n<li>Prevent, diagnose and treat HIV infection<\/li>\n<li>Provide for the health of pregnant women and newborns<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate proficiency in relevant clinical skills<\/li>\n<li>Advance community-wide health promotion and death\/disability prevention<\/li>\n<li>Assure that healthcare interventions are culturally appropriate<\/li>\n<li>Mitigate disaster risk and respond to disaster events<\/li>\n<li>Design and implement effective healthcare as part of a leadership team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Studying. Learning. Competency to practice. The progress is wonderful, particular on behalf of a febrile child.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Remember being a student on the first day of class? 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