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Table 4 Number of trainees who were awarded specialist Postgraduate Diplomas and Master’s in Medicine at the Fiji School of Medicine by specialty

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

Specialty

Fiji

Other Pacific Islands

 

Postgraduate Diplomas

Current Master’s studentsa

Master’s in Medicine

Postgraduate Diplomas

Current Master’s studentsa

Master’s in Medicine

Anesthesia

20

5

4

25

6

4

Internal Medicine

18

3

10

17

3

7

Obstetrics and Gynecology

15b

4

4

13b

4

7

Pediatrics/Child Health

25b

7

3

12

0

0

Surgery

26

11

4

23

5

7

Total

104b

30

25

90b

18

25

  1. aIncluding current Master’s students, deferred students (one from another Pacific island), and students awaiting Master’s enrollment following the awarding of a Postgraduate Diploma (four from Fiji, two from other Pacific islands).
  2. bAdditionally, six Fiji trainees and four trainees from other Pacific islands who subsequently enrolled in the OBGYN Master’s received their Postgraduate Diplomas elsewhere, and three Fiji trainees who subsequently enrolled in the Pediatrics Master’s received their Diplomas elsewhere.