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The adjustment of curricula in veterinary faculties in sub-Saharan Africa

A survey was conducted by questionnaire to assess the current undergraduate curricula in the veterinary faculties of sub-Saharan Africa. The survey also examined how such curricula are adjusted for crucial developments in the veterinary field, such as privatisation, decentralisation and globalisation, with the increasing risk of transboundary diseases. The results demonstrate that most of these faculties face serious shortages, both in their budgets and of qualified personnel. Most faculties do not have formal feedback systems to allow former graduates to contribute to periodic reviews of the curricula. Although some north-south and south-south collaboration exists among African veterinary faculties, more intensive regional collaboration at both undergraduate and postgraduate level would allow optimal use of the available funds and human resources. The creation of a regional veterinary council and a committee of deans would be an excellent step forward in ensuring internationalisation and harmonisation of veterinary education and establishing a regional accreditation system.
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A survey was conducted by questionnaire to assess the current undergraduate curricula in the veterinary faculties of sub-Saharan Africa. The survey also examined how such curricula are adjusted for crucial developments in the veterinary field, such as privatisation, decentralisation and globalisation, with the increasing risk of transboundary diseases. The results demonstrate that most of these faculties face serious shortages, both in their budgets and of qualified personnel. Most faculties do not have formal feedback systems to allow former graduates to contribute to periodic reviews of the curricula. Although some north-south and south-south collaboration exists among African veterinary faculties, more intensive regional collaboration at both undergraduate and postgraduate level would allow optimal use of the available funds and human resources. The creation of a regional veterinary council and a committee of deans would be an excellent step forward in ensuring internationalisation and harmonisation of veterinary education and establishing a regional accreditation system.
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Los autores describen una encuesta realizada mediante cuestionario para evaluar los programas de estudios que siguen actualmente las facultades de veterinaria del África subsahariana. La encuesta sirvió también para analizar el modo en que esos programas de estudio se modifican para responder a una serie de cambios fundamentales que tienen lugar en el sector veterinario, tales como la privatización, la descentralización y la mundialización, así como el mayor riesgo de enfermedades transfronterizas que de ahí se sigue. Los resultados demuestran que la mayoría de dichas facultades sufren una grave penuria tanto económica como de personal cualificado. En su mayoría carecen de mecanismos establecidos para incorporar la experiencia de los antiguos alumnos a la revisión periódica de los programas de estudios. Aunque algunas de ellas participan en actividades de cooperación Norte-Sur o Sur-Sur, para que puedan extraer el máximo rendimiento de sus recursos económicos y humanos es necesaria una intensa colaboración de ámbito regional en todos los niveles, desde los cursos de pregrado hasta los de postgrado. La creación de un consejo veterinario regional y un comité de decanos supondría un gran paso adelante de cara a la internacionalización y armonización de la enseñanza veterinaria y a la implantación de un sistema regional de convalidaciones.