HRH Global Resource Center - Licensure

Directive on Continuing Professional Development for Health Professionals

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:56:55 +0000

This directive outlines the systematic organization of the fragmented continuing professional development (CPD) activities of health professionals in Ethiopia and describes the CPD requirements and roles for health workers and the government offices responsible for standardizing and accrediting CPD and health worker licensing. [adapted from author]

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Guideline for Health Professionals in Ethiopia

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:53:54 +0000

With the ultimate aim of improving the health status of Ethiopians through the delivery of quality health services by competent health professionals, this guideline helps to establish a CPD system in the country through outlining the process of accreditation of CPD courses and CPD providers and linking CPD with re-licensure. [from author]

Regulation and Licensing of Healthcare Professionals in Pacific Island Countries

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:19:13 +0000

This brief discusses the need for registration and licensing and their importance to health outcomes, as well as the options and policy implications of such a system for Pacific Island Countries. [adapted from author]

Regulation and Licensing of Healthcare Professionals: A Review of International Trends and Current Approaches in Pacific Island Countries

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:23:57 +0000

This review describes international trends and approaches to regulatory and licensing systems and the integration of overseas trained healthcare professionals, including international medical graduates. [from summary]

Need for National Medical Licensing Examination in Saudi Arabia

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:54:09 +0000

Medical education in Saudi Arabia is facing multiple challenges, including the rapid increase in the number of medical schools over a short period of time, the influx of foreign medical graduates to work in Saudi Arabia, the award of scholarships to hundreds of students to study medicine in various countries, and the absence of published national guidelines for minimal acceptable competencies of a medical graduate. We are arguing for the need for a Saudi national medical licensing examination that tests the basic science and clinical knowledge and the clinical skills and attitudes.

Regulating Private Practice: the (In)Visible Hand of Government in the Medical Marketplace

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:38:40 +0000

This presentation discusses quality issues in private practice in developing countries, how the government can make licensing and regulation more effective, shifting the quality distribution and the use of accreditation. [adapted from author]

Licensure, Certification, and Accreditation

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:08:06 +0000

This article provides an historical overview of the three major ways that nursing regulates the profession, its members, and their performance, i.e., licensure, certification, and accreditation. Each type of regulation mechanism is described and differences between them are explained. Current issues related to accreditation of schools of nursing are outlined. [abstract]

Regulation, Roles and Competency Development

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:11:44 +0000

This paper aims to provide an overview of the current evidence and opinion of the workforce implications of regulation, competency development and role definition. These three elements are inextricably linked to each other and are fundamental to the practice of nursing in today’s environment. [from introduction]

Equivalence Determination of Qualifications and Degrees for Education and Training of Health Professions in Thailand

Fri, 26 May 2006 14:59:50 +0000

This study explores the details of the process leading to the equivalence determination of qualifications and degrees for the education and training of the health professions in Thailand. [from abstract]

Building Stronger Human Resources for Health through Licensure, Certification and Accreditation

Mon, 08 May 2006 18:12:52 +0000

Credentialing of health care providers, facilities and educational institutions is an integral component in building and sustaining robust HRH systems. This technical brief examines the characteristics and potential advantages of credentialing mechanisms and common challenges faced in implementing them in low-resource settings. [from author]