Global Health Program Offers Global Learning
Left to right: Hernan Bello, Leann Linam, and Gayatri Joshi
Since 2009, Emory Radiology has connected resident training at Emory with resident training at Addis Ababa University and Black Lion Hospital in Ethiopia. The program inspired the Emory Global Health Residency Scholars Program (GHRSP), a year-long elective for residents comprising lectures, discussions, and a clinical rotation in Ethiopia. Each year, two or three radiology residents like Hernan Bello, MD, participate in GHRSP.
“Coming from Peru, Emory stood out to me for its commitment to global health across its schools and pairing the service with education,” he explains.
It also drew Leann Linam, MD, associate professor, to Emory. She and Gayatri Joshi, MD, assistant professor, co-chair the Emory Radiology Global Health Committee.
“We communicate regularly with the Addis Ababa faculty so our residents can prepare lectures, case studies, and even procedural training tailored to the Addis Ababa residents’ interests. Maintaining these relationships is key to program success,” Dr. Linam says.
“We mirror in Ethiopia what we do at Emory,” notes Dr. Joshi. “Our residents demonstrate techniques we’ve taught them and then watch the Ethiopian residents practice. We review and troubleshoot on the spot so everyone benefits from the teachable moment.”
Dr. Bello agrees. “It’s a horizontal, co-learning relationship.”
Emory residents apply for and usually get up to $500 as a mini-grant for teaching projects. One Emory resident used his mini-grant to prepare 60 hard drives full of medical reference books. Another used the grant to create 3D printed brainstems for neuro-imaging labs.
For residents like Dr. Bello who are preparing for careers in academic medicine, the experience has global rewards. “I’m a better teacher now. In my opinion, teaching someone how to do something is the best thing you can do to sustainably improve health care around the world.”
“Coming from Peru, Emory stood out to me for its commitment to global health across its schools and pairing the service with education,” he explains.
It also drew Leann Linam, MD, associate professor, to Emory. She and Gayatri Joshi, MD, assistant professor, co-chair the Emory Radiology Global Health Committee.
“We communicate regularly with the Addis Ababa faculty so our residents can prepare lectures, case studies, and even procedural training tailored to the Addis Ababa residents’ interests. Maintaining these relationships is key to program success,” Dr. Linam says.
“We mirror in Ethiopia what we do at Emory,” notes Dr. Joshi. “Our residents demonstrate techniques we’ve taught them and then watch the Ethiopian residents practice. We review and troubleshoot on the spot so everyone benefits from the teachable moment.”
Dr. Bello agrees. “It’s a horizontal, co-learning relationship.”
Emory residents apply for and usually get up to $500 as a mini-grant for teaching projects. One Emory resident used his mini-grant to prepare 60 hard drives full of medical reference books. Another used the grant to create 3D printed brainstems for neuro-imaging labs.
For residents like Dr. Bello who are preparing for careers in academic medicine, the experience has global rewards. “I’m a better teacher now. In my opinion, teaching someone how to do something is the best thing you can do to sustainably improve health care around the world.”