Day 1 : Poster Presentations (Theme: Education for Service)
Role of private sector in addressing scale, quality & capacity building in medical education
Location
Auditorium Pond Side
Start Date
26-1-2013 3:30 PM
Abstract
Background: The private sector has taken the initiative and been at the forefront of the tremendous growth in the medical education sector, either through international branch campuses or the establishment of new HE institutions in various developing countries. Governments have been challenged in building capacity by its ability to access resources, both human and economic, and especially with the global economic crisis staring them down. As population continues to grow at a rapid pace and more enter the college age band width globally, it is the private sector that is best positioned to deliver on the education front. In some countries like Malaysia & India different organizations have taken different approaches but with the same objective: capacity building that is tied to economic development. Objectives;1)How do new institutions address scale and quality capacity building?2)Explore challenges and solutions based on the experiences in these markets.3)How sustainable are these and other models in light of the global demand in terms of access to medical education?
Methods: Idea of enrolling the world for for-profit universities. Explanation of vision at such universities, how they can have success in offering medical education, example of developmental phases of The University of Lahore, Pakistan, The university DNA, disciplinarily,, cross-disciplinarily, multi-disciplinarily, inter-disciplinarily and trans-disciplinarily.
Results: Guiding Principles: Best-‐in-‐class Economically Viable Financially Bankable Navigating medical education law and regulations Do we speak the same language?
Conclusions: A new concept for the Private Sector University.
Key words: Medical Education Private Universities Private sector Capacity
Role of private sector in addressing scale, quality & capacity building in medical education
Auditorium Pond Side
Background: The private sector has taken the initiative and been at the forefront of the tremendous growth in the medical education sector, either through international branch campuses or the establishment of new HE institutions in various developing countries. Governments have been challenged in building capacity by its ability to access resources, both human and economic, and especially with the global economic crisis staring them down. As population continues to grow at a rapid pace and more enter the college age band width globally, it is the private sector that is best positioned to deliver on the education front. In some countries like Malaysia & India different organizations have taken different approaches but with the same objective: capacity building that is tied to economic development. Objectives;1)How do new institutions address scale and quality capacity building?2)Explore challenges and solutions based on the experiences in these markets.3)How sustainable are these and other models in light of the global demand in terms of access to medical education?
Methods: Idea of enrolling the world for for-profit universities. Explanation of vision at such universities, how they can have success in offering medical education, example of developmental phases of The University of Lahore, Pakistan, The university DNA, disciplinarily,, cross-disciplinarily, multi-disciplinarily, inter-disciplinarily and trans-disciplinarily.
Results: Guiding Principles: Best-‐in-‐class Economically Viable Financially Bankable Navigating medical education law and regulations Do we speak the same language?
Conclusions: A new concept for the Private Sector University.
Key words: Medical Education Private Universities Private sector Capacity