A glimpse of current projects
In our projects we promote and provide improvement in health professions education practices. The starting points are the wishes of our international partners. We find it very important to learn about the specific needs, wishes and interests of our partners, and to understand the context of the prospective collaboration.
If necessary, we can help to identify your strengths and needs in order to design a tailor-made capacity building programme.
In our projects we offer a wide variety of services, including faculty development and support in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) implementation, Change management & project management and curriculum design. Other innovations can involve: assessment innovations, clinical skills training and communication skills training implementing innovative e-learning tools or quality control & assurance
Collaborations can lead to facilitation of MSc & PhD training (in the context of long-term collaboration) and joined research in health professions education
Our projects and collaborations exist through long-term partnerships (of more than three years)
Examples of the latest SHE Collaborates projects:
Ethiopia:
Capacity Development for Quality Improvement of the New Medical Education Initiative
Two medical colleges (Axum and Adama) will be strengthened by SHE Collaborates in order to gain academic capacity to design, implement and evaluate an integrated and modularized curriculum. In addition, the management system at all levels is being trained, enabling the schools to guide and support curriculum implementation. Furthermore, the medical colleges will establish an educational resource centre capable to support other medical schools.
Ghana:
Capacity Building of the Schools of Hygiene in Ho, Tamale and Accra
Environmental health officers play a crucial role in improving the environment of Ghana. Three Schools of Hygiene in Ghana provide education for these officers. SHE Collaborates strengthens the teaching and learning infrastructure for the schools (library, ICT and laboratories), enabling the schools to make a transition from a diploma to a bachelor level (Accra) and from a certificate level to a diploma level (Tamale and Ho).
Burundi:
Reforming the medical curriculum at three medical schools (Université de Burundi, Université l’Espoir d’Afrique, Université Ngozi)
SHE Collaborates works in close cooperation with CINOP Global on reshaping the medical curricula from three universities in Bujumbura and Ngozi. The teaching system will become student centered by applying Problem Based Learning. In addition, practical training centers (skillslabs) will be established within the three schools
Mexico:
Capacity Development for designing and implementing a Challenged Based Learning curriculum at the medical school: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
In this 3-year project, SHE Collaborates and selected FHML members will work closely with their project counterparts in Monterrey to develop and introduce an innovative student active curriculum at the medical school. Societal challenges will inform medical learning towards a goal of producing global doctors.
Portugal:
Establishing a new private medical school in Cascais, Portugal
SHE Collaborates started a new partnership with the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in cooperation with the Municipality Cascais and Grupo Luz Saúde to establish a new private medical school in Cascais, Portugal. The English taught 6 years medical programme will be based on the UM International Track in Medicine curriculum.
Mozambique:
Innovative intervention on sexual and reproductive health and rights.
In close cooperation with the Royal Tropical Institute, Aidsfonds and Rutgers, SHE Collaborates facilitates a capacity building programme enabling staff from the Catholic University of Mozambique and ISCISA to develop innovative interventions and services on sexual and reproductive health and rights.