OpportunityTitle: Improving Medical Education in Malawi under the President&apos;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The University of Malawi was established under the University of Malawi Act of Parliament of 1964. The University of Malawi&apos;s College of Medicine is the only medical school in Malawi that trains doctors and is accredited to award medical degrees. The college offers four programs in the Faculty of Medicine: Bachelor of Medicine &amp; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), BSc. Health Management, Masters of Public Health (MPH) and clinical specialization training (Masters of Medicine, MMed).
Description: The purpose of this FOA in Malawi is to increase the production and quality of University of Malawi College of Medicine graduates with competencies to provide and manage high-impact integrated HIV care and treatment services and mitigate the chronic shortage of critical health workers, through 1) improving the quality of pre-service and post-graduate education, including continuing medical education through curriculum review and development, faculty development and provision of teaching materials, 2) strengthening integrated HIV service delivery at clinical practicum sites with a focus on improving linkage and retention in care, referral systems, and improving the quality of HIV treatment and care through direct support; 3) building capacity in implementation science to improve the translation of evidence-based approaches to inform the national HIV policy, clinical, and operational guideline development and revision.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PGO TIM
GrantorContactText: CDC Procurement and Grants Office  &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management Section &lt;br/&gt;E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 770-488-2700 &lt;br/&gt;