"Educating the educators" guidelines for education in radiation medicine: a pragmatic approach at International Atomic Energy Agency

Abstract

Drawing on the experience of the Division of Human Health within the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, we explore "educating the educators" guidelines for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating education and training programs in radiation medicine for the International Atomic Energy Agency's Member States. The guidelines are based on a pragmatic approach to strengthen an internal quality-assurance framework. This article is based on the consultants' meetings and reports, participatory observations, bi monthly capacity-building sessions, and informal communication with staff members of the Division of Human Health, held between December 2009 and August 2012. This article contributes to the theoretical and practical applications of "educating the educators" philosophy as continuously cultivated in an international organization that transforms itself as a learning organization.