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. 2021 Mar 15;155(4):473-478.
doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa131.

Providing Laboratory Medicine Training in a Low-Resource Setting

Roa Harb  1 , Chiyembekezo Kachimanga  2 , Musa Bangura  2 , Sahr Kanawa  3 , Charles W Stratton  4 , Dan A Milner  5 , Quentin Eichbaum  4
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Providing Laboratory Medicine Training in a Low-Resource Setting

Roa Harb et al. Am J Clin Pathol. .

Abstract

Objectives: We developed and participated in a 1-week laboratory medicine training presented from June 3, 2019, to June 7, 2019.

Methods: The training was a combination of daily morning lectures and case presentations as well as afternoon practical sessions in the clinical laboratory. The content was selected over months by local organizers and the visiting faculty and further modified on site to reflect local needs.

Results: Participants identified practice changes that could be realized in the short term but most faced significant barriers to implementation in the absence of structured and long-term follow-up.

Conclusions: In this report, we review insights learned from our experience and reflect on strategies for realistic, meaningful, and relevant contributions in the setting of laboratory medicine-oriented short-term programs.

Keywords: Africa; Clinical pathology; Education; Laboratory medicine.

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