COLORADO STATE U./AID VETERINARY EDUCATION PROJECT AT U. OF NAIROBI; A CRITIQUE (DISTRIBUTION IN AID AND CSU ONLY)

THE AVAILABILITY OF STUDENTS FOR ADVANCED TRAINING BASICALLY ALLOWED THE PROGRAM TO GO INTO THE SECOND PHASE OF EXPANDED RESEARCH AND POST GRADUATE TRAINING. THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN CARRYING OUT THE OBJECTIVES OF PHASE II FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE. HOWEVER, WITH THE INITIATION OF CERTAIN REFORMS AND IMPROVEMENTS THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE PROGRAM CANNOT BE COMPLETED EFFECTIVELY. THE CURRENT CSU TEAM HAS DONE LITTLE TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP GRADUATE TRAINING. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PLAN DEVELOPED AND INDEED THERE EVEN SEEMS TO BE ACTIVE OPPOSITION TO A GRADUATE PROGRAM. RESEARCH IS A KEY FACOTR IN DEVELOPING A GRADUATE PROGRAM BUT THE CURRENT CSU TEAM HAS INITIATED ONLY A VERY LIMITED RESEARCH EFFORT. GREATER EFFORT MUST BE MADE TO RECRUIT TEAM MEMBERS WHO CAN ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CONTRACT AND WHO CAN PERFORM BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY IN A DEVELOPING NATION. GSU MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO DEVELOP RESEARCH AND FIND WAYS FOR AFRICANIZING THE CLINICAL STUDIES AREA.