Table 1 Logical model for the Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP), National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2001–2007
Scholars | Curriculum | Faculty | Field work | Laboratory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | |
Input | · Scholars nominated by institutions | · Institutional recognition | · Faculty with institutional affiliation | · Mandate to investigate and/or access data | · Access to laboratory network |
· Core competencies | · Field assignment of scholars | · Laboratory resources | |||
· Equipment and supplies | |||||
⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | |
Process | · Selection process | · Curricular process | · Faculty development | · Learning-through-service field epidemiology projects | · Standardized procedures for laboratory confirmation |
· Acquisition of competencies | |||||
⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | |
Output | · Graduates | · Documented, competency-based curriculum | · Qualified, experienced, autonomous team | · Disseminated field project reports | · Laboratory-documented investigations |
· Candidates for faculty positions | |||||
⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | ⇓ | |
Outcome | · Workforce qualified in applied epidemiology | ||||
· Network of graduates | |||||
· Institutional training capacity | |||||
· Evidence-based public health decisions | |||||
· Self-sufficiency / sustainability of the programme | |||||