Academic Accreditation and Assessment in Medical Laboratory Science Education in Timor-Leste

Abstract

Introduction: Accreditation for higher education in Timor-Leste leaded and realized by National Agency for Academic Assessment and Accreditation (NAAAA), Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture. In medical education, accreditation aim to assess the availability of curriculum, human resources, infrastructure and medical laboratory equipment to support teaching and learning process in the academic higher institution especially for the medical laboratory sciences education. This accreditation was conducted in Oriental University of Timor-Loro Sa’e (UNITAL) especially department of medical laboratory technology. The 39 respondents were 10 lecturers, 4 stakeholders, 13 alumni and 12 students from department of medical laboratory. It was found that there were very limited human resources with expertise that compatible to the study program, curriculum issue, limited room for teaching and learning process, limited WIFI accession, and require a complete laboratory equipment for practical classes. However, the department has been established more than 6 -7 years without curriculum revision, laboratory infrastructure progress and compatible lecturers that available.