Table. Potential New Competency Domains and a Model of Associated New Tasks for Physicians in NPC-Based Health Systems .
Competency Domain | Tasks |
Health service delivery |
• Clinical consultation on complex cases • Leadership and management of clinical programs and multidisciplinary health teams |
Health workforce capacity building |
• Mentoring and clinical supervision at point of care of NPCs and other health workers • Health worker training and evaluation |
Health information systems |
• Development and implementation of M&E and QI plans for clinical programs • Research and scholarship in health service delivery • Reporting about disease trends and effectiveness of public health interventions |
Access to essential medical products and technologies | • Program management |
Financing |
• Advocacy and fund-raising • Program management: costing analysis and tracking |
Leadership and governance |
• Strategic and analytical thinking • Team-building, communication, task delegation, decision-making, problem solving, work-place dynamics, liability • Program management: planning, organization, coordination |
Abbreviations: NPC, non-physician clinician; M&E, monitoring and evaluation; QI, quality Improvement.
Sources: References 36, 37, and authors’ suggestions.