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Mzuni develops clinical teaching course

Ridley (L) presenting a certificate to one of the graduating students
Ridley (L) presenting a certificate to one of the graduating students

Mzuzu University (Mzuni) has developed a six-week clinical teaching course for registered nurses to teach and supervise nursing students during clinical practice.

The programme is being implemented in partnership with Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (Nepi) with support from the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Speaking at Mzuni on Friday during the graduation of the first cohort of 13 preceptors, Nepi country manager Getrude Chipungu said the programme has been developed as a response to global calls for strengthening health systems and increasing access to health services.

Chipungu said the institution plans to train 120 clinical preceptors in four years to support the attainment of the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi’s approved standard of one clinical preceptor for 12 nursing students and one for eight midwifery students.

Mzuni Vice-Chancellor Dr Robert Ridley said the new course is crucial in the teaching and training of new nurses.

“We at Mzuni are very proud to have been selected to run this course and we are committed to ensuring that the objectives of the course are met to the highest standards,” said Rodley.

Apart from supporting the new course, Nepi has also provided scholarships to four lecturers and 20 students as well as laboratory equipment to Mzuni.

Nepi is a five-year project being implemented under Columbia University’s International Centre for Aids Treatment Program (ICAP).

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