Teaching community medicine, phase III; annual report, 1976/1977

DURATION: 1977-ONGOING. DEVELOPMENTS: THIS FIRST YEAR SUMMARY OF THE PROGRESS OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH DISCUSSES THE FIELD DIRECTOR TRAINING, TEACHER TRAINING, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT, AND COUNTRY REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE BULK OF THE REPORT IS DEVOTED TO THE APPENDICES WHICH INCLUDE THE TIMETABLE FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INSTRUMENTS TO EVALUATE LEADER"S GUIDE, AND LEADER"S GUIDE FOR A WORKSHOP IN SYSTEMATIC COURSE DESIGN. THE CENTER IS TO ANNUALLY TRAIN FOUR TO SIX LDC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN METHODS FOR THE HEALTH FIELDS. FIELD DIRECTORS ARE TO ANNUALLY TRAIN 50 TO 100 HEALTH TEACHERS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION TO THREE TO FIVE LDCS ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HEALTH MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS IS TO BE PROVIDED ANNUALLY. IN THE SECOND YEAR, A FIELD TESTED INSTRUCTOR"S MANUAL FOR USE WITH THE TEXT, SYSTEMATIC COURSE DESIGN FOR THE HEALTH FIELDS IS TO BE PUBLISHED, FOLLOWED IN THE THIRD YEAR BY AN ADAPTED AND SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF THE TEXT.