COVID-19 and emerging trends in health professions education (LIHP) (English only)

Date
Time
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. (EST)
Description

This seminar makes part of the webinar series organized by the Leaders for International Health Program. Its main aim was enabling a space for dicussion and reflection regarding
he COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging trends in health professions education that the crisis is shaping.

Objective(s) of the event

To enable a space for dicussion and reflection regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging trends in health professions education that the crisis is shaping. 

Summary of topics
  • Presentation: Emerging trends in health professions education during COVID-19 times: an overview  - Dr. José Francisco Garcia Gutierrez
  • Presentation: COVID-19 and emerging trends in health professions education: A Caribbean perspective - Professor Terence Seemungal
  • Presentation:  Reflections - The COVID-19 pandemic and the implications for health education -  Ms. Jennifer Andall,
Speakers. Brief curriculum summary
  • Dr. José Francisco Garcia Gutierrez, Regional Advisor on Human Resources for Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
  • Professor Terence Seemungal, Professor of Medicine and Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Ms. Jennifer Andall, Manager, Health Sector Human Resource Planning and Development, Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago.
Keywords
COVID-19, trends, health professions, education
Presentations and reference materials
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