Scaling up specialist training in developing countries: lessons learned from the first 12 years of regional postgraduate training in Fiji – a case study

Table 2 Number of trainees who were awarded a specialist Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s in Medicine at the Fiji School of Medicine by year

Year	Postgraduate Diploma awarded			Master’s in Medicine awarded
	Fiji	Other Pacific Islands	Total	Fiji	Other Pacific Islands	Total
1997	4	2	6
1998	14	9	23
1999	9	7	16
2000	5	4	9
2001	5	10	15	4	2	6
2002	6	5	11	6	3	9
2003	10	6	16	4	3	7
2004	4	7	11	2	1	3
2005	7	9	16	3	4	7
2006	5	6	11	2	3	5
2007	11	6	17	1	1	2
2008	9	8	17	0	4	4
2009	15	11	26	3	4	7
Total	104	90	194	25	25	50
(Diploma awarded elsewhere^a)	(9)	(4)	(13)

^anine Fiji and four regional Master’s in Medicine students who received their Postgraduate Diplomas at institutions other than the Fiji School of Medicine subsequently enrolled in Master in Medicine training.

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