title: Development of an evaluation framework suitable for assessing humanitarian workforce competencies during crisis simulation exercises.
abstract: The need to provide a professionalization process for the humanitarian workforce is well established. Current competency-based curricula provided by existing academically affiliated training centers in North America, the United Kingdom, and the European Union provide a route toward certification. Simulation exercises followed by timely evaluation is one way to mimic the field deployment process, test knowledge of core competences, and ensure that a competent workforce can manage the inevitable emergencies and crises they will face. Through a 2011 field-based exercise that simulated a humanitarian crisis, delivered under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), a competency-based framework and evaluation tool is demonstrated as a model for future training and evaluation of humanitarian providers.
authors.affiliation: 1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA.
authors.forename: Hilarie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cranmer
authors.affiliation: 2 Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: 3 Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kayden
authors.affiliation: 4 World Health Organization, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Altaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musani
authors.affiliation: 5 World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Philippe E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Gasquet
authors.affiliation: 6 Tufts University, Somerville, Massachusetts USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: 7 Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA.
authors.forename: Frederick M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Burkle
authors.affiliation: 8 McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D004190:Disasters; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D011361:Professional Competence; D012066:Relief Work / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014944:World Health Organization