The Evolving Role of Physicians - Don't Forget the Generalist Primary Care Providers Comment on "Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians"

Vincent Kalumire Cubaka; Michael Schriver; Maaike Flinkenflögel; Philip Cotton

doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.77

The Evolving Role of Physicians - Don't Forget the Generalist Primary Care Providers Comment on "Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians"

Int J Health Policy Manag. 2016 Oct 1;5(10):605-606. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.77.

Authors

Vincent Kalumire Cubaka^{1

2}, Michael Schriver¹, Maaike Flinkenflögel², Philip Cotton²

Affiliations

¹ Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
² University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.

Abstract

The editorial "Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians" by Eyal et al describes non-physician clinicians' (NPC) need for mentorship and support from physicians. We emphasise the same need of support for front line generalist primary healthcare providers who carry out complex tasks yet may have an inadequate skill mix.

Keywords: Africa; Family Medicine; Human Resources for Health; Mentorship; Primary Healthcare (PHC).

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Africa
Africa South of the Sahara
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Mentors*
Physician's Role
Physicians*
Physicians, Primary Care
Primary Health Care
Role