2018
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1397-6
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Undergraduate medical education in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study of the student experience

Abstract: BackgroundSierra Leone, a low-income and post-conflict country, has an extreme shortage of qualified medical doctors. Given the complex challenges facing medical education in this country and the need for context-specific knowledge, the aim of this paper is to explore the undergraduate medical education experience in Sierra Leone through qualitative interviews with recent graduates.MethodsIn-depth interviews were conducted with purposively sampled junior doctors (n = 15) who had graduated from the only medical… Show more

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“…after secondary school. This model differed from that of other medical schools in the West African region that required six years to complete a medical degree post-secondary school, including in Sierra Leone [14], Nigeria [15], and Ghana [16,17]. Despite these changes, AMD continued to experience high rates of attrition, often with fewer than half of initially-enrolled students graduating with an M.D., according to medical school students and leadership [oral communication, October 2016-2017] leaving the government of Liberia unable to meet its targets for a fit-for-purpose physician workforce [6].…”
Section: Medical Education In Liberiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…after secondary school. This model differed from that of other medical schools in the West African region that required six years to complete a medical degree post-secondary school, including in Sierra Leone [14], Nigeria [15], and Ghana [16,17]. Despite these changes, AMD continued to experience high rates of attrition, often with fewer than half of initially-enrolled students graduating with an M.D., according to medical school students and leadership [oral communication, October 2016-2017] leaving the government of Liberia unable to meet its targets for a fit-for-purpose physician workforce [6].…”
Section: Medical Education In Liberiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Medical students should understand that government bears at least some of the responsibility, and they cannot expect support to come to them; members of governments are mostly nonscientists, and scientists must go out and explain the significance of their research and what they hope to achieve. (21). Ahmed G E et al2021 Many universities in developing countries don't support scientific research, because they regard research as a sack into which money is poured and nothing of apparent value comes out (22).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…members of governments are mostly nonscientists, and scientists must go out and explain the significance of their research and what they hope to achieve. (21).…”
Section: -Lack Of Access To Resourcesmentioning
confidence: 99%