Table 3 Challenges and perceived enabling factors as reported by the four medical education departments in this study
From: Medical education departments: a study of four medical schools in Sub-Saharan Africa
Challenges | Enabling factors |
|---|---|
Establishing and maintaining the legitimacy of the department within faculty and university leadership | Ensure academic status for the department |
Align with the school and institutional strategic foci | |
Seek legitimacy for the department – acknowledged stature among faculty and within the school | |
Securing and retaining appropriate staff | Secure active and sustained support at senior level |
Hire staff who have expertise or qualifications in HPE | |
Employ a qualified leader as champion | |
Sustaining the department in terms of funding | Build on the current regional call for medical education innovation |
Obtain funding from the institution and external grants | |
Develop internal income-generating activities (e.g., postgraduate HPE programs which charge tuition) |