Table 1.
List of Upgraded and Added Features to the Training Program During the Partnership Project
| Feature | Upgraded | Newly Added |
|---|---|---|
| Soft skills | ||
| Quality of care standards* | ||
| Quality assurance, quality management and quality cycle at workplace* | ||
| Audit and audit cycle* | ||
| Global health knowledge and skills* | ||
| Communication in health profession* | ||
| Understanding health seeking behaviour | ||
| Clinical reasoning | ||
| Essential interventions along the Reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) curriculum | ||
| Professional ethics | ||
| Professional skills (includes leadership, communication, writing, referring, record keeping, periodization)* | ||
| Running a children’s ward* | ||
| Clinical and non-clinical modules | ||
| History taking and physical examination | ||
| Concepts of neonatology | ||
| Immunology and infectious diseases | ||
| Paediatric cardiac diseases | ||
| Nutrition and Gastroenterology | ||
| Paediatric emergencies | ||
| Paediatric oncology and palliative care | ||
| Renal diseases | ||
| Endocrinology in limited settings | ||
| Respiratory diseases | ||
| Neurodevelopment in children | ||
| Research module and project | ||
| Communication | ||
| Child development | ||
| Child play therapy | ||
| Non-clinical interventions | ||
| Journal Club | ||
| WhatsApp group for communication and case discussion | ||
Notes: *Knowledge and skills about leadership inlcluded as a crosscutting topic. Blue shaded box: Upgraded and added component to the existing curriculum.
Abbreviations: RMNCAH, Reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health.