Obstetrics and Gynecology Simulation and Global Health Initiatives

Myer, Emily N. B.; Chen, Grace

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-98995-2_18

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“…The UM-Ghana Family Medicine partnership builds on existing collaborations in specialties like obstetrics/gynecology and emergency medicine that help produce the critical numbers of specialists and faculty needed to provide service and training in these disciplines in Ghana. [24][25][26] Such collaborations can stem the tide of brain drain of young African academics and professionals to developed countries. Most emerging academics and professionals from developing countries want to experience part of their training within highly regarded institutions in developed countries; however, if they decline to return home after the period of study, there are profoundly negative impacts on healthcare staffing in the home country.…”

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Establishing the First Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program in Ghana

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et al. 2019

J American Geriatrics Society

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As life expectancy in Ghana improves, a large and growing population of older adults require healthcare. Despite governmental support for the care of older adults, there have been no geriatricians and no in‐country educational path for those desiring to become specialists in this field. In fact, 23 of 54 countries in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) lack even a single geriatrician. We describe a novel and collaborative approach used to develop the first geriatric training fellowship in Ghana. Faculty from the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the University of Michigan worked together to develop a rigorous and evidence‐based geriatrics curriculum, based on US standards but adapted to be appropriate for the cultural, economic, educational, and social norms in Ghana. This approach led to a strong training model for care of older adults while also strengthening the ongoing collaboration between the two partner universities in Ghana and the United States. The fellowship has been inaugurated in Ghana and can serve as a concrete educational model for other countries in SSA. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:1718–1723, 2019

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