Table 3 Challenges facing the Assistant Medical Officers training for the performance of Caesarean section delivery in Tanzania
Sub-categories | Categories |
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▪ Use of an outdated training curriculum ▪ Curriculum focusing more on knowledge rather than combining both knowledge and skills ▪ Curriculum not aligned to the National Education Framework ▪ Curriculum paying little attention to basic sciences ▪ Lack of formal internship after AMO graduation | Non-responsive static curriculum |
▪ Cutback of financial support from the Ministry of Health ▪ Limited financial support from local governments ▪ Self-financial support as a coping strategy by AMO trainees, burdening the trainees’ families | Limited financial support for AMOs training |
▪ Shortage of tutors ▪ Use of fresh graduate MDs as tutors ▪ Lack of teaching methodology skills to the tutors | Inadequacy in human resources |
▪ Shortage of teaching gears (projectors, books, models, etc.) ▪ Limited space for skills training ▪ Existence of many groups of students, including interns, competing for space for practical training ▪ Shortage of office stationers | Limited teaching infrastructure for AMOs training |