Table 2 Actors and their roles in the training of doctors in Tanzania
Actor | Role(s) |
|---|---|
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MHEST) | ▪ Oversees and coordinates the training of medical doctors ▪ Regulates the medical training at the universities ▪ Participates in curriculum development for medical training ▪ Provides loans and grants to medical students ▪ Pays tuition fees to selected students in both the public and private universities ▪ Provides subsidies to public universities |
Ministry of Health (MoH) | ▪ Oversees and coordinate internship programme ▪ Participates in curriculum development for medical training |
Ministry of Finance (MoF) | ▪ Overall financer of the government budget in the public sector ▪ Responsible for the budget for loans and grants |
Prime Minister’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PMORALG) | ▪ Grants permission and support to lower cadres (Clinical Officers, Assistant Medical Officers) who want to join medical schools ▪ Facilitates and coordinate the use of public health facilities for training by both the public and private institutions at the regional, municipal, and district levels |
Public-owned Medical Universities | ▪ Selects and admits medical students ▪ Trains medical students ▪ In collaboration with MHEST and MoH prepares and reviews curriculum for medical training |
Private-owned Medical Universities | ▪ Selects and admits medical students ▪ Trains medical students ▪ In collaboration with MHEST and MoH prepares and reviews curriculum for medical training |