Preservice laboratory education strengthening enhances sustainable laboratory workforce in Ethiopia

Table 1 Number of faculty staff and students trained in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 academic year

University	Faculty staff training					Student practical training
University	Training		Workshop			Hematology analyzer		Clinical chemistry analyzer		FACScount analyzer
	GWM 2010	QMS 2011	CRTM 2008	TMPS 2009	CSR 2010	2010/ 2011	2011/ 2012	2010/ 2011	2011/ 2012	2010/ 2011	2011/2012
Gondar	7	16	4	5	7	150	155	150	155	150	155
Addis Ababa	12	16	10	7	12	73	164	73	*	73	164
Jimma	7	16	5	6	7	278	301	278	301	278	301
Haramaya	7	16	4	6	7
Hawassa	7	16	4	7	7
Total	40	80	27	31	40	501	620	501	456	501	620

Key:
QMS, quality management systems.
GWM, grant writing and management.
CRTM, curriculum revision and teaching methodology.
TMPS, teaching materials preparation and standardization.
CSR, curriculum standardization and refinement.
Note: hematology, clinical chemistry and FACScount analyzers for donation to Haromaya and Hawassa Universities has been completed.
^*Data not collected due to software malfunction of analyzer and pending maintenance.

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