Table 1.
Logical model for the Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP), National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2001–2007
| Scholars | Curriculum | Faculty | Field work | Laboratory | |
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Input |
· Scholars nominated by institutions |
· Institutional recognition |
· Faculty with institutional affiliation |
· Mandate to investigate and/or access data |
· Access to laboratory network |
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· Core competencies |
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· Field assignment of scholars |
· Laboratory resources |
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· Equipment and supplies |
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Process |
· Selection process |
· Curricular process |
· Faculty development |
· Learning-through-service field epidemiology projects |
· Standardized procedures for laboratory confirmation |
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· Acquisition of competencies |
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Output |
· Graduates |
· Documented, competency-based curriculum |
· Qualified, experienced, autonomous team |
· Disseminated field project reports |
· Laboratory-documented investigations |
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· Candidates for faculty positions |
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Outcome |
· Workforce qualified in applied epidemiology |
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· Network of graduates |
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· Institutional training capacity |
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· Evidence-based public health decisions |
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| · Self-sufficiency / sustainability of the programme | |||||