Use of outcome metrics to measure quality in education and training of healthcare professionals
A scoping review of international experiences
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This brief report provides a rapid review of the published evidence on initiatives undertaken at international and national levels that may inform the further development of the proposed outcomes framework. It is designed as an exploratory review, with a focus on the use of quality indicators to assess and monitor the delivery of healthcare education and training in international settings.
Table of Contents
Section One
Background
Section Two
Assessing the quality of education and training of healthcare workers: a scan of the literature
Section Three
Assessing the quality of education and training of healthcare workers: international experiences
Section Four
Assessing the quality of education and training of healthcare workers: national experiences
Section Five
An international comparison of the use of specific quality indicators to measure the quality of healthcare education and training
Section Six
Summary and areas for further enquiry
Section Seven
References
Appendix A
Human Resources for Health (HRH) Indicator Compendium
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