Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians

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dc.contributor.authorKyamanywa, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-15T09:03:54Z
dc.date.available2019-02-15T09:03:54Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionPatrick Kyamanywa is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor Kampala International University, Western Campusen_US
dc.description.abstractResponding to critical shortages of physicians, most sub-Saharan countries have scaled up training of non-physician clinicians (NPCs), resulting in a gradual but decisive shift to NPCs as the cornerstone of healthcare delivery. This development should unfold in parallel with strategic rethinking about the role of physicians and with innovations in physician education and in-service training. In important ways, a growing number of NPCs only renders physicians more necessary – for example, as specialized healthcare providers and as leaders, managers, mentors, and public health administrators. Physicians in sub-Saharan Africa ought to be trained in all of these capacities. This evolution in the role of physicians may also help address known challenges to the successful integration of NPCs in the health system.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEyal N, Cancedda C, Kyamanywa P, Hurst SA. Non-physician clinicians in sub-Saharan Africa and the evolving role of physicians. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016;5(3):149–153. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.215en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/1587
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Health policy and managementen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Int J Health Policy Manag 2016, 5(3), 149–153
dc.subjectPhysician Assistantsen_US
dc.subjectProfessional Delegationen_US
dc.subjectHuman Resources for Healthen_US
dc.subjectRural Health Servicesen_US
dc.subjectDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subjectEmigration and Immigrationen_US
dc.subjectDelivery of Healthcareen_US
dc.subjectMedical Educationen_US
dc.subjectEthicsen_US
dc.titleNon-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physiciansen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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