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BACKGROUND: Pakistan has made numerous attempts to establish and implement a national mandatory CME program which currently do not exist. The purpose of this study is to explore the views of major CME providers in order to identify possible strengths and weaknesses in the current program, and offer evidence-based recommendations to help further enhance the national CME program in Pakistan. METHODS: An exploratory study design using a case study approach through in depth interviews was conducted to examine CME providers' experiences and perceptions. The study was conducted in Pakistan between August and November 2019 with CME providers from Sindh, Punjab, the North-West Frontier Province, and the Federal Capital Territory. Thirty-six providers recognised by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council who were involved in providing CME activities at the national level and whose contact information was publicly available on their websites, were selected for the study. Of the 36 providers invited, 22 participated in this study. RESULTS: The results generated several organising themes grouped into three major themes: (1) CME current practices, (2) CME past experiences, and (3) Future developments. CONCLUSION: Participants recommended needs-based educational activities for physicians, a well-structured central regulatory CME body collaborating with existing providers, involving experienced providers for rural CME, accrediting diverse local providers, limiting commercial entities' role, and implementing CME with proper preparation and a phased approach.
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Physicians , Humans , Pakistan , Education, Medical, Continuing/methods , Rural PopulationABSTRACT
With the significant reformation of the health care system in China, medical edu-cation has also been adjusted rapidly in order to meet the needs of health services and development of medical and health undertakings. However, as a result of the adjustment of medical education system and the different schooling system in different regions around the country, medical education system and academic degree in China can hardly be comparedaround the world, and the education institutions such as universities in foreign countries can't understand clearly our country's medical education system and degree very well. Based on the medical education theory and practice of Australia, this paper de-scribes and analyses the difference of medical education system between the two countries, so as to provide some idea on perfecting the medical educationtralning model in China as well as lay a founda-tion for the comparison between Chinese medical education system and mature systems of foreign countriessuch as Australia.