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Table 2 Key policies related to the educational domain

From: Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: a policy analysis

Medical

Nursing

Students from rural backgrounds

 

• In public medical colleges, 20% of seats are allocated for district quotas

• In public nursing schools, 38% of seats are allocated for district quotas in both BSc and diploma in nursing programmes

• In private medical schools, at least 5% of seats are allocated for poor and merit applicants

• In private nursing schools, scholarships (full or partial) depending on the students’ performance. It varies between the colleges

Health professional schools outside major cities

 

• Initiatives are taken to establish new private medical colleges outside the capital city (Dhaka)

• Initiatives are taken to establish at least one nursing institute with all medical colleges (both public and private)

Clinical rotations in rural areas during studies

 

• Provision of community placement for 30 days during the MBBS programme. This is also considered as the Residential Field Site Training Program

• The duration of community field practice varies depending on the subject and semesters

• As part of clinical rotation, at least 2 weeks of community field site training in rural health facilities

Curricula that reflect rural health issues

 

• Contents related to rural health, community health, and population health are included in the recently updated MBBS curriculum of 2012

• Contents related to community health nursing and population health are included in nursing curricula

• Initiatives are taken by the Directorate of Medical Education to implement and revise the medical curricula

• Initiatives are taken by the Directorate of Nursing Services and Bangladesh Nursing Council to implement and revise nursing curricula

• Program Implementation Plan and Operation Plan of Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Development Program (HPNSDP) also emphasizes development and review of medical curricula and national training policies

Continuous professional development

 

• Provision of pre-service and in-service training exists

• Provision of pre-service and in-service training for nurses

• Operation plans emphasize to build capacity through need-based quality education and training

• Operation plans emphasize to build capacity through need-based quality education and training