{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T03:38:33Z","timestamp":1775014713344,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"University of the Philippines Manila","issue":"6","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,31]],"date-time":"2026-03-31T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1774915200000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Acta Med Philipp"],"abstract":"<jats:p>\u201cHealth workers and the public health workforce are integral to building strong and resilient health systems that contribute\u00a0to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.\u201d\nAmong the articles included in this issue are articles on three unique components of the workforce: physicians, midwives,\u00a0and clinical research professionals. One article focuses on training; another assesses competency; a third focuses on work\u00a0motivations. These articles are, among the many published in our journal, contribute to the growing body of evidence necessary\u00a0to craft policy, assess implementation, and evaluate outcomes with the goal of improving the health care workforce in their\u00a0effective and efficient delivery of essential public health functions.\nTraining of health professionals is a pedagogical science. While strategies on what is effective for specialty training is found\u00a0in international publications such as that of Clar, unique experiences in the local context provide specific recommendations\u00a0to guide institutions in the Philippines.\u00a0The article by Lao and Sana provides such a context.\nAdditionally, assessing our status in terms of competency, in the case of the article on competency assessment of clinical\u00a0research professionals by Cabaluna and co-investigators, and comparing it with global standards, helps us benchmark and\u00a0improve our own metrics.\u00a0Our authors can go further and develop policy recommendations based on their unique findings\u00a0like what the group from Portugal did with their investigation.\nLastly, pedagogical input and competency evaluation are just parts of a whole in the making of the health professional.\u00a0Motivation and work engagement of providers are critical components that affect health service delivery.\u00a0It is a timely\u00a0investigation of the motivation of midwives, our frontline workforce, and realize that beyond pay scales and recognition, their\u00a0commitment to service is the capital which drives them to continue care as described by Ricafert-Acera and co-authors.\nThere are many other studies published in the pages of Acta Medica Philippina through the years on health manpower.\u00a0We hope the findings of our authors are eventually reflected in health policy and provide a metric of implementation of such\u00a0policies in the local setting.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.47895\/amp.v60i6.14196","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T02:20:54Z","timestamp":1775010054000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Toward \u00a0An Effective Healthcare Workforce through Evidence-Based Strategies"],"prefix":"10.47895","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Angela S.","family":"Aguilar, MD, MSc, MBA","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology\u2028College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital\u2028University of the Philippines Manila"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"27557","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,31]]},"container-title":["Acta Medica Philippina"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph\/index.php\/acta\/article\/download\/14196\/7064","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph\/index.php\/acta\/article\/download\/14196\/7064","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T02:20:56Z","timestamp":1775010056000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph\/index.php\/acta\/article\/view\/14196"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,31]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,31]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47895\/amp.v60i6.14196","relation":{},"ISSN":["2094-9278","0001-6071"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2094-9278","type":"electronic"},{"value":"0001-6071","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,31]]}}}