Article Author: Grooming the young doctors into becoming specialists
Media Source: The Citizen (Tanzania)
Date: 15 February 2017
The Aga Khan University (AKU) is working to bridge the human resource gap in Tanzanian’s health sector by strengthening its Post Graduate Medical Education (PGME) programme. Under the PGME, medical graduates are enrolled and trained through an internship process to specialise on family medicine and primary care. In this inte
The Aga Khan University (AKU) is working to bridge the human resource gap in Tanzanian’s health sector by strengthening its Post Graduate Medical Education (PGME) programme. Under the PGME, medical graduates are enrolled and trained through an internship process to specialise on family medicine and primary care. In this interview, the Associate Dean of Medical Education of AKU, Dr Mushtaq Ahmed explains how the varsity will increase the number of specialist doctors in the country through the PGME programme.