Reinforcement of the Framework for Experiential Education in Healthcare in Serbia Erasmus Project

Project Title

Reinforcement of the Framework for Experiential Education in Healthcare in Serbia

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Contemporary health professionals education is determined by the rapid knowledge growth in biomedical sciences, status of regulated professions and demand for experiential and interprofessional teaching and learning as foundation for collaborative practice in patient centered care. Educational reforms must address the community health needs. Health professions education and healthcare system in Serbia is struggling to keep up with global developments. In the recent WHO evaluation of the organization and provision of primary care in Serbia, low level of structured cooperation and team work has been reported. Status of regulated profession brings additional responsibility to higher education institutions and national regulatory bodies. EU Directive 2013/55 gives general requirement for clinical experience as integrated part of undergraduate studies. This request is partially addressed in the health sciences curricula at RS universities, with situation being the most critical in pharmacy where practical placement is organized mainly through pre-registration year following five-year didactic curriculum. To become compliant with the relevant EU practice, and implement advanced teaching and learning methods, explicit capacity building is need at the institutional and regulatory level. The key project outputs are: (i) modernization of experiential education (students professional practice placements) in Medicine, Dental medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing; (ii) introduction of interprofessional education, and (iii) teaching competencies development of academic staff and clinical supervisors. The focus is on improved competencies of health science graduates and teaching staff, with emphasis on transversal skills and leadership.Strengthen links between academia and health institutions promote curricular updates in line with societal needs and employers expectations. Partnership with EU institutions contribute to increased academic mobility and promote internationalization of EHEA.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 802737 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU & Country: RS

Project Partners

• PECSI TUDOMANYEGYETEM – UNIVERSITY OF PECS
• THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
• MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SOFIA
• FACULDADE DE FARMÁCIA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
• UNIVERZITET U NISU
• UNIVERZITET U KRAGUJEVCU
• UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU