Module 2: HOCCS Updates and Plans `q1 SEAMEO TROPMED Network SEAMEO College Planning Meeting 29-30 September 2015
Background Module 2 (HOCCS) intends to: - showcase country cases on a specific issue - assists in portraying regional backdrop - serve as reference in discussing and designing regional strategy or action
Focus : Promoting Harmonization and Mobility in Higher Education Focusing on Health Professions in SEA
Builds on previous achievements of AIMS (SEAMEO RIHED) harmonization on higher education three health professions (medicine, nursing, dentistry) are included in the ASEAN MRA anchored on the results of the SEAMEO College Module1 Harmonization in higher education and research as one of the seven priority areas for the Post 2015 Education Agenda
Pioneering Exploration on New Study Fields (Health Professions) for AIMS in Support of ASEAN MRA 7 Study Fields for Student exchange in AIMS 1. Hospitality and Tourism 2. Agriculture 3. Language and Culture 4. International Business 5. Food Science and Technology 6. Engineering 7. Economics ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreement 1. Engineering 2. Architecture 3. Accountancy 4. Surveying 5. Nursing 6. Medical practitioners 7. Dental practitioners 8. Tourism
Module 2 Forum Organized 11-13 March 2015 At Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand TROPMED Network; RIHED; SEAMES
Objectives: Provide platform for SEAMEO high officials to share and discuss national and regional higher education frameworks with particular focus on health professions; Identify common areas of cooperation on higher education with particular focus on health professions, and in support of further development of SEAMEO RIHED s AIMS programme, and ASEAN s MRA; and Recommend steps to promote greater higher education harmonization and student mobility in SEA with particular focus on health professions
Participants/Consultant/Facilitators 3 members of country teams: - Higher education official - Medical and Nursing Regulatory Boards; - Medical and Nursing educational institutions MEXT Tuning Academy One Consultant Five facilitators
Activities Plenary Sessions: ocurrent status of Higher Education Harmonization and Mobility and the current efforts toward Regional Integration and MRA oexperiences in other regions: - Tuning Program - Professional mobility in Japan (In-bound)
Plenary sessions.. Country Case Study Presentations on Higher Education Harmonization Selected country experiences in Medical Professional Education Frameworks and Standards in the Era of Regional Integration (Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand) Selected country experiences on Nursing Professional Education Frameworks and Standards in the Era of Regional Integration (Indonesia, Philippines)
Small group discussions What each group should do to prepare for regional integration. Areas of Potential Regional Cooperation
Next Steps Development of a Regional Database for Higher Education, Medical, and Nursing professional education Undertake a Comparative Study of Higher Education, Medical and Nursing Professional Education in SEA countries Organization of a Regional and National Task Force on Higher Education, Medical and Nursing professions.
Plans for Module 2 Research October 2015- March 2016 Harmonization in medical and nursing professional education in SEA Workshop March/April 2016 - Report of the research findings - Recommendations and plan of action to facilitate harmonization
Research Harmonization of medical and Nursing Professional Education in SEA
Research Objectives Undertake comparative analysis of medical and nursing education in SEA; Review ASEAN MRA and harmonization implementation in medical and nursing professions in SEA; Identify issues and challenges in medical and nursing professions in SEA; Recommend policies and practical steps to promote harmonization in medical and nursing professions in particular and in higher education in general.
Expected Outputs National and regional databases on medical and nursing professional education Comparative analysis of medical and nursing education Models for harmonization within the country and among countries in SEA
Methodology Scope of the research: - Member countries (10) of SEAMEO - Medical and Nursing schools in the countries (public and private) -
Instrument Development of an instrument for data collection: - Type of Curriculum (trad; PBL; integrated;e tc) - Entry requirement - Structure (Basic/Clinical) - Subjects per year level(core/electives) - Clinical rotations - Learning Outcomes/competencies - Community rotations - Assessment methods based on domain
Country data collection Focal person from country to lead the activity Data collection methods: Survey using the instrument Key informant interviews Focus group discussion - Review of documents/policies
Data processing Data analysis - country level - SEA/regional - Trends Write- up Sharing of results and Validation during the Forum Recommendations (including policy direction) Final documentation Sharing with HOM for policy endorsement
Resources (Human) Consultants (Medical; Nursing) Country focal person