2014 MEPI SITE VISITS

site visit 2014Thirteen MEPI year 4 site visits have been successfully completed with ACHEST taking responsibility for site visit checklists preparation, preparing the contents of the binders, procuring hotels and booking flights in nine of the schools namely : Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, University of Zimbabwe, University of Zambia, Stellenbosch University, Eduardo Mondlane University, University of Ibadan, University of Nairobi, and University of Botswana.

The following table shows the matrics of schools, dates, faculty involved in the site visit, and the responsibility center.

MEPI is establishing and strengthening partnerships between African and United States institutions in order to transfer skills, build capacity and collaborate in research. There is  growing collaboration among sub Saharan universities catalyzed by MEPI with an extensive network of  communities of practice. MEPI allows institutes to share and contribute rather than compete.
The highlights included improvements in the approach to medical education: improved training curricula, enhanced community-based training sites, investments in novel educational models and technologies. There are deliberate efforts at improving faculty recruitment, training and retention.