title: A university challenge: responding to continuing professional education and development needs.
abstract: Educational institutions have a pivotal role in identifying and responding to emerging health human resource needs. However, the educational context for pre-registration qualification is not the same as that required for continuing professional education. This short paper suggests that a structured framework similar to that proposed by Tzountzouris and Gilbert for strategic analysis be applied to encourage universities to be more responsive in their post-registration education of healthcare professionals. Further, it proposes that universities set a goal of becoming learning organizations and encourage staff to challenge their thinking and adaptability to meet the needs of employers.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mickan
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations / Q000458:organization & administration*