A quality review of the Decentralised Clinical Training (DCT) Programme will be conducted during the period October 20-24, 2025.
The review is part of the UKZN internal quality promotion Process. It provides the School of Health Sciences with an opportunity to review its internal processes, procedures, teaching and learning in relation to the DCT. This involves setting up a review panel which includes a Chair from outside the College of Health Sciences; internal representatives from UKZN; and nine experts external to UKZN representing those disciplines in the School of Health Sciences who are involved in the DCT programme. These disciplines are:
Audiology
Dental Therapy and Oral Hygiene
Dietetics & Human Nutrition
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Optometry
Pharmacy
Physiotherapy
Speech Language Therapy
This Review includes the governance structure, placement planning, facilities, clinical staff that teach in DCT, staff that support DCT, suitability of the DCT Curriculum modules and DCT logistics. To achieve these goals, the panel will:
Ø Access the structure, operation and running of the DCT programme
Ø Access the accuracy of the prepared Self-Evaluation Report
Ø Consider documentation relating to the DCT
Ø Visit relevant sites associated with the DCT
Ø Interview a range of academic staff, professional staff, students and staff based at the DCT sites involved in the DCT programme
Ø Present in a Review Report an evaluation of the DCT programme and give recommendations where necessary relating to improving the quality and efficiency of the DCT programme
The panel that has been appointed to carry out this review, has a wealth of expertise and experience, as well as a variety of perspectives. It is the task of the panel to collect information and to listen to the views of the key stakeholders, which will assist the panel in providing sound and considered advice on the issues at hand.
The task of review panels is to provide commendations as well as recommendations on improving the quality and efficiency of the DCT programme. The panel has been asked particularly to consider the areas outlined in the terms of reference. The recommendations made by the panel are intended to guide the decision-making processes. Above all, the quality review provides an opportunity for reflection, for expressing views and making suggestions
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To assist the panel in this task, you are invited to forward a SHORT submission (not more than two pages), which outlines your concerns or comments in any of the areas listed in the Terms of Reference (see attached). The questions you should consider when writing your submission are: “What are the challenges from my perspective, and what is my suggested solution?” Or “What is working really well, and why?” It will be helpful for the panel if you are as specific and concise as possible. Your submission will be confidential. Should you have any other documentation, such as statistics, reports, etc., which may be helpful to the panel in its deliberations, please forward these as well.
Please forward all documentation to:
Dr T Moodley
Director: Quality Promotion and Assurance
Innovation Centre
Rick Turner Road
Howard College Campus
University of
KwaZulu-Natal
Durban
email: moodleyt2@ukzn.ac.za
The due date is 16 October 2025
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