Curriculum development in Liberia's first postgraduate psychiatry training programme.

Journal: BJPsych international

Volume: 21

Issue: 2

Year of Publication: 

Affiliated Institutions:  Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Psychiatry Resident, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Email: ogundare@bu.edu. Program Manager, Global and Local Center for Mental Health Disparities, Department of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA. Research Assistant, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Vice Chair of Education, Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Vice Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Head of Psychiatry, John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center, Monrovia, Liberia. Chair of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Chair of Psychiatry, A.M. Dogliotti Medical College, University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia.

Abstract summary 

This paper describes the implementation of curricula for Liberia's first-ever psychiatry training programme in 2019 and the actions of the only two Liberian psychiatrists in the country at the time in developing and executing a first-year postgraduate psychiatry training programme (i.e. residency) with support from international collaborators. It explores cultural differences in training models among collaborators and strategies to synergise them best. It highlights the assessment of trainees' (residents') basic knowledge on entry into the programme and how it guided immediate and short-term priority teaching objectives, including integrated training in neuroscience and neurology. The paper describes the strengths and challenges of this approach as well as opportunities for continued growth.

Authors & Co-authors:  Owusu Micaela B MB Ogundare Temitope T Ghebrehiwet Senait S Sharma Malveeka M Henderson Miles C MC Durham Michelle P MP Borba Christina P C CPC Ojediran Babawale B Henderson David C DC Harris Benjamin L BL

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  World Health Organization. Culture and Mental Health in Liberia: A Primer. WHO, 2017. (https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/255302).
Authors :  10
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1192/bji.2024.2
SSN : 2056-4740
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
Curriculum development;Liberia;capacity building;medical education;postgraduate training
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Liberia
Publication Country
England