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Leadership in health and medical education: lessons from a symposium on health sector development in Ghana

Avoka, Cephas K; Nabila, Martha S; Akua, Addy; Abena, Okoh.

Ghana med. j; 57 (1), 2023

The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) has established an annual leadership symposium celebrating innovative leadership in the health sector. The 2022 symposium under the theme “Health Sector Development in Ghana; The Power of Good Leadership” was held in honour of Professor Samuel Ofos...

Leadership, Education, Medical, Health Care Sector, Delivery of Health Care, Mentors

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Implementing an intensified mentorship approach towards accelerated medical laboratory accreditation in 10 counties in Kenya

Musau, Susan K; Mwachari, Christina; Kirui, Elvis; Muthoni, Junghae; Taylor, Lascko; Blanco, Natalia; Alash’le, Abimiku; Emily, Koech.

Afr. j. lab. med. (Print); 11 (1), 2022

Background: Despite Kenya’s roll-out of the Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation programme in 2010, most laboratories had not made significant or tangible improvements towards accreditation by 2016. In April 2016, the University of Maryland, Baltimore enrolled 27 facilities in the ...

Accreditation, Mentors, Early Ambulation, Bibliography of Medicine, Laboratories, Hospital Accreditation

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A structured approach to effective mentoring of women health researchers in Africa

Kwedi-Nolna, Sylvie A; Djuidje-Ngounoue, Marceline; Bilounga-Ndongo, Chanceline; Ndje-Ndje, Mireille; Mvodo-Meyo, Elise S; Leke, Rose.

Ghana med. j; 56 (3 suppl), 2022

Objectives: To formatively evaluate the HIGHER Women consortium’s Mentor Protégée Program (MPP) and derive lessons for successful African women scientist mentorship. Design: Desk review of program documents and cross-sectional surveys of mentors and protégées. Setting: All 10 regions of Cameroon Pa...

Research Personnel, Women, Gender Identity, Mentoring, Mentors, Publications, Total Quality Management

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