Background
Zimbabwe FETP is a 2- year competency-based training program that consists of classroom teaching (30%) and on the job field training (70%) The program was created in 1993 with the aim of assisting the Ministry of Health and Child Care create a permanent capacity to recruit, train and employ public health practitioners to sustain the public health infrastructure. To date, it has enrolled 26 cohorts and 24 have completed translating to 262 residents. Of these 251 (96%) have graduated with an MPH degree. The majority of these graduates are currently employed in-country by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe.
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Cohorts
FETP resident enrollment and currently in-training by the Program
| FETP level |
Cohort |
Start date |
Expected completion date dd/mm/yr |
Track |
Number enrolled |
Number in training this quarter |
| Advanced |
XXV |
January 2017 |
November 2018 |
Epi |
15 |
15 |
| XXVI |
January 2018 |
November 2019 |
Epi |
15 |
14 |
Of the 15 in Cohort XXV, 11 residents are fulltime and four are part-time. These include nine medical officers, two laboratory scientists, one nurse, one veterinarian, one pharmacist, and one Health Promotion Officer.
Of the 14 in Cohort XXVI, 9 residents are fulltime and five are part-time. These include four medical officers, three nurses, three Environmental Health Officers, two nutritionists, one laboratory scientist and one physiotherapist.
