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.
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 22 October 2025
The panel will be
conducting interviews from 20-24 October 2025. An interview schedule of key
stakeholders is being drawn up by the Quality Promotion and Assurance
Unit. If you wish to be interviewed,
kindly inform Dr T Moodley as soon as possible. Due to time constraints, some
interviews may need to be conducted in groups of about 3 – 5 individuals
