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GHI Director Helps Develop Rwanda's Medical Resources

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Drupal Admin

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    Lisa Adams, MD, Director of the Dickey Center's Global Health initiative was one of approximately 50 physicians and nurses from the Geisel School of Medicine who committed a year to working for the Ministry of Health in Rwanda.

Lisa Adams, MD, Director of the Dickey Center's Global Health initiative is one of approximately 50 physicians and nurses from the Geisel School of Medicine who have committed a year to working for the Ministry of Health in Rwanda as part of the Human Resources for Health Program (HRH). Dr. Adams taught and mentored medical students and residents, and made the rounds on the patient wards. The goal is to train skilled physicians and medical school faculty to serve a country that badly needs more of both.

Link to the Dartmouth Now post and read the full Dartmouth Medicine story.