HRH Global Resource Center - Fiji

Scaling Up Specialist Training in Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from the First 12 Years of Regional Postgraduate Training in Fiji - a Case Study

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:52:08 +0000

In 1997, regional specialist training was established in Fiji, consisting of one-year Postgraduate Diplomas followed by three-year master’s degree programs in anesthesia, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics and surgery. The evolution of these programs during the first 12 years is presented in this article. [from abstract]

Review of Health Leadership and Management Capacity in Fiji

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:06:43 +0000

This review describes the current situation of health leadership and management capacity at the sub-divisional level in Fiji. [from summary]

Human Resources for Health in Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive Health at Community Level: a Profile of Fiji

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:50:21 +0000

This profile summarises the available information on the cadres working at community level in Fiji – their diversity, distribution, supervisory structures, education and training, as well as the policy and regulations that govern their practice. [from summary]

Specialist Training in Fiji: Why do Graduates Migrate, and Why do They Remain? A Qualitative Study

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:59:13 +0000

Losses of graduates from the Fiji School of Medicine to overseas migration and to the local private sector prompted exploration of the reasons for these losses from the Fiji public workforce. This study provides some support for the view that local or regional postgraduate training may increase retention of doctors. Attention to career pathways and other sources of frustration, in addition to encouragement to complete training, should increase the likelihood of such programs reaching their full potentials. [adapted from abstract]