Establishment
The CRD is a pioneer body
in the area of Middle East and Africa. It has been established in April
1986, to fulfill the faculty needs in terms of curriculum reform and
manpower development. It was initially sponsored by the Kellogg’s
International Fellowship Program in Health. Two years later, it was totally
self-dependent. In 1988 it was declared as a WHO collaborating center in
medical education & health research.
The center was
re-designated in 1995 & 1999 as a WHO collaborating center. In 2003, it was
re-designated for the third time as a WHO collaborating center for two
years. In Sept. 2005, the school was re-designated for the fourth time from
Sept. 2005 to Sept. 2009
The core members of the
center are faculty staff who had obtained their master degree in health
professions education (MHPE) from University of Illinois, Chicago, USA in
1987 & thereafter. Other CRD staff has long experience in medical education
in the school.
The center is providing
functions related to medical education in the fields of research,
training and consultations. Many workshops, courses and
conferences are conducted by the center in and out of the country in
different themes of medical education such as community-based
education, problem-based education,
curriculum development, student assessment, program evaluation,
best-evidence in medical education, community participation, management &
leadership and others.
CRD
Vision & Mission
VISION:
Center of excellence in medical education serving the Eastern Mediterranean
Region
MISSION
To upgrade medical education and health services through manpower
development and research on the local, national and regional levels
Terms of References of the
CRD
1-To support
research in the field of Medical Education
2-To supervise health
systems research and develop collaborative activities with health
authorities and professional associations accordingly. This will be
accomplished locally. It will also be promoted nationally and
internationally.
3-To promote
community-oriented and community-based medical education as well as
problem-based learning approaches in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean
Region.
4-To act as a regional
resource for health personnel in the community-oriented and problem-based
learning approaches.
5-To train health
personnel in the field of management and leadership, student assessment,
program evaluation and other topics in medical education field nationally,
regionally & internationally.
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