The first clinical skills course of the 'Medical Training and Fellowship Programme', aimed at building capacity to manage cancer and neurological disorders across East Africa, is underway in Nairobi.
The first in a series of 28 clinical training courses aimed at increasing the number of physicians with specialist neurology and oncology skills began in Nairobi yesterday morning with 20 trainees attending – 10 from Kenya and 10 from Tanzania.
RCP volunteers Professor Richard Walker and Dr David Nicholl are working alongside local faculty members to deliver the week-long course, which covers a wide range of topics including neurological infections, stroke rehabilitation and nerve/muscle disorders. Teaching is a mix of lectures, clinical skills workshops, panel discussions and poster presentations.
The clinical skills courses form part of the ambitious ‘Medical Training and Fellowship Programme’ (METAF), a 4-year collaboration with the East African Development Bank and the British Council consisting of ‘Train the trainer’ courses, clinical skills courses in Kenya and Uganda, and a series of 2-year training fellowships with NHS trusts.