Energizing Gastroenterology Development in Rwanda (EGD-Rwanda)
Erik von Rosenvinge, MD
School of Medicine
Kenechukwu Chudy-Onwugaje, MBBS, MPH
School of Medicine
EGD-Rwanda is a partnership with the Rwandan Society for Endoscopy, the University of Rwanda, and collaborators at Harvard and Dartmouth universities. The primary goals are to improve gastroenterology care in Rwanda, jump-start the formation of a self-sustaining Rwandan gastroenterology fellowship training program, expose UMSOM trainees to global health and global health research, and strengthen the partnership between the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Baltimore and Rwanda.
To achieve these goals, we are 1) sending GI physicians, nurses, and trainees to Rwanda to conduct hands-on training and research in gastroenterology, 2) supporting efforts to develop a local gastroenterology fellowship program through curriculum development and by funding the first Rwandan gastroenterology fellows and GI nurses to participate in international gastroenterology training programs and conferences, and 3) fostering a pipeline for future gastroenterology fellows in Rwanda by offering mentorship and small-scale grants that fund gastroenterology-related research projects to Rwandan medical residents.