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. 2023 Mar 8;3(3):e0001610. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001610

Table 7. Consensus recommendations for improving undergraduate medical education in Liberia, developed in response to 2016 study findings.

Topic Recommendations
Faculty Identify high-potential Liberian students who can serve as potential preclinical faculty
Explore possibilities for medical residents to teach clinical topics
Emphasize teaching experience and best practices in hiring
Implement student evaluations beginning with the 2017–18 academic year
Curriculum, teaching Review and revise the medical curriculum during the 2017–18 academic year, with attention to exam failure policy
Allow students to view graded examinations
Ensure that exams are consistent and fair
Create a learning climate in which students feel comfortable asking questions of their professors
Establish a Standing Committee on Medical and Health Education that will enable regular communication between AMD students, faculty, and administrators
Finances Continue to explore AMD/UL budget, financial challenges, and mechanisms for sustainable financing of medical education