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. 2024 May;21(2):40-43.
doi: 10.1192/bji.2024.2.

Curriculum development in Liberia's first postgraduate psychiatry training programme

Micaela B Owusu  1 , Temitope Ogundare  2 , Senait Ghebrehiwet  3 , Malveeka Sharma  4 , Miles C Henderson  5 , Michelle P Durham  6 , Christina P C Borba  7 , Babawale Ojediran  8 , David C Henderson  9 , Benjamin L Harris  10
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Curriculum development in Liberia's first postgraduate psychiatry training programme

Micaela B Owusu et al. BJPsych Int. 2024 May.

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of curricula for Liberia's first-ever psychiatry training programme in 2019 and the actions of the only two Liberian psychiatrists in the country at the time in developing and executing a first-year postgraduate psychiatry training programme (i.e. residency) with support from international collaborators. It explores cultural differences in training models among collaborators and strategies to synergise them best. It highlights the assessment of trainees' (residents') basic knowledge on entry into the programme and how it guided immediate and short-term priority teaching objectives, including integrated training in neuroscience and neurology. The paper describes the strengths and challenges of this approach as well as opportunities for continued growth.

Keywords: Curriculum development; Liberia; capacity building; medical education; postgraduate training.

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