Partnership For Education of Health Professionals (PEP) Programme
The Enhancing Institutional Capacity for Education on Cardiometabolic Diseases (CMDs) and Online Blended Learning or PEP programme aims at improving access to CMD prevention and care for people in vulnerable positions in India and East Africa by building capacity among health professionals and promoting equal opportunities for women in the health workforce.
The programme targets future and currently licensed nurses, medical doctors and other relevant stakeholders in the program countries, including research institutions, government entities and international foundations and organizations.
PEP works towards ensuring people living in vulnerable positions in India and East Africa have equitable access to quality prevention of and care for CMDs. The mission of PEP is to ensure health professionals are equipped to provide quality prevention of and care for CMDs for people living in vulnerable positions, and female health professionals are empowered to prosper in their profession.
To achieve its mission and vision, PEP has taken an institutional approach. The programme is directly anchored with institutions that train health professionals, including CHAK-affiliated Medical Training Colleges (MTCs).
Project objectives
The project’s objective is to build institutional capacity through online and blended learning and collaborative alliances for CMD education.
CHAK MEDICAL OFFICER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
CHAK is a key player in Medical Officer internship training in Kenya. The medical internship programme is carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Health through the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council, university medical schools and accredited hospitals.
Institutions of higher learning participating in the CHAK Medical Officer Internship Programme are University of Nairobi (UON), Kenyatta University (KU), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya Methodist University (KEMU), Egerton University, Maseno University, Moi University, Mt Kenya University, Kisii University, Uzima University, Masinde Muliro University.
CHAK member hospitals accredited by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council to provide Medical Officer Internship are:
1. AGC Tenwek Hospital – Bomet County
2. AIC Litein Hospital – Kericho County
3. AIC Kijabe Hospital – Kiambu County
4. PCEA Kikuyu Hospital – Kiambu County
5. PCEA Tumutumu Hospital – Nyeri County
6. PCEA Chogoria Hospital – Tharaka Nithi County
7. Maua Methodist Hospital – Meru County
CHAK Medical Officer Internship process
1. Student sensitization, which can be in-person/virtual.
2. Interested students send their application forms to CHAK, stating their two preferred internship centers.
3. CHAK internship centers conduct interviews for the selected candidates at the specific universities.
4. Each hospital shares a list of successful candidates with CHAK for forwarding to KMPDC
5. KMPDC approves the list and posts the candidates
chak human resources for health programmes
The overall objective of the CHAK Human Resources for Health (HRH) strategic objective is to strengthen policy development and HRH planning for responsive HRH systems in the CHAK MHUs. Objectives include:
- Revising, developing and disseminating HR management generic policies.
- Supporting adaptation and use of HRH policies.
- Coordinating internship training for medical officers, clinical officers and nurses in accredited internship MHUs.
- Creating platforms for shared learnings among MHUs.
- Providing technical support to MHUs on HR management and compliance with regulatory authorities.
- Strengthening partnership and coordination of HRH mechanisms.
- Engaging with health workers’ labor unions on work environment and collective bargaining agreements for compensation.
