Table 3.

MEPI Schools’ Achievements Summary.

Capacity building	Number of Number of schools reporting Achievement
Augmented faculty training and continuing medical education (CME) activities	7 schools
Curriculum review/reform underway	9 schools
New teaching methodologies	7 schools
Improved medical education infrastructure (teaching resource centers, medical education units and departments of medical education)	7 schools
E-learning programs in place	9 schools
Increased Clinical specialty/residency training Programs	6 schools
MEPI supported physical infrastructure renovation (renovation of classrooms, laboratories, skills labs, rural sites etc.)	7 schools
MEPI supported digital infrastructure renovation (improving internet connectivity and access to computing devices etc.)	8 schools
Investments in skills labs	5 schools
Retention
Incentives provided to faculty through MEPI	9 schools
Faculty hired with MEPI funds	4 schools
Mechanism to recruit graduates as junior faculty	2 schools
Graduate tracking systems in place	4 schools
Community-based/rural training	7 schools
Research
Development of research support centers	9 schools
Research Training for Students	10 schools
Research Training for Faculty	10 schools
Access to new research funding opportunities as a result of MEPI enhancement of research capacity	5 schools
Research mentoring program for students	8 schools
Sustainability
Commitment of monetary and non-monetary support from government and non-government sources to continue MEPI programs	10 schools
Future Plans in place to promote sustainability of MEPI programs	10 schools
Communities of practice
South to south consortia/partnerships	10 schools
South to North consortia/partnerships	9 schools
Technical Working Group participation	10 schools