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Continuing Professional Development

Our mission is to cultivate highly skilled and knowledgeable health professionals through advanced, evidence-based training, thereby improving the quality of healthcare services and supporting the overall development of the nation.

Nana Chea (Assistant Professor)

CPD Directorate Director

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Telephone: +251 910149196

Our Mission

To cultivate highly skilled and knowledgeable health professionals through advanced, evidence-based training, thereby improving the quality of healthcare services and supporting the overall development of the nation.

Vision

To be one of center of excellence in continuing professional development in East Africa in 2030

Background

Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Science Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Training Service Directorate was initial established as In-service training (IST) in 2013 based on the direction given by the Ministry of health. Since then the ITC has been conducted different forms of training packages registered at the Ministry of health for health care professionals currently working in different health facilities in collaboration with the SNNPR-Health bureau, SRHB, FMOH and other developmental partners.


Continuing Professional Development (CPD) can be defined as 'continuous training and education designed to ensure that professionals maintain a high standard of service and efficiently adapt to advancements within their chosen field.' Basically, CPD enables professionals to stay sharp, versatile and up to date. It is also a learning activity through which health professionals maintain and develop throughout their career to ensure that they retain their capacity to practice safely, effectively and legally. Aside from the extra responsibility that comes with a job in healthcare, there is also a huge amount of new data and information that medical professionals are continually required to process and apply, often at a rapid pace. It is integral for those in the medical sector to never become set in their ways and always be ready to adapt to changes that can dramatically affect the way in which their jobs are performed.


CPD SMART HALL

Core value

  • Accountability
  • Commitment
  • Transparency
  • Scale up excellence
  • Build strong partnership

Features of our CPD and Training Directorate

Features of our CPD and Training Directorate

  • Need based
  • Delivered as face-to-face, online or blended
  • Linked with license of health professionals