The AMPATH team from Kenya and the U.S. presented during several sessions of the Project ECHO MetaECHO 2023 global conference last month about using the ECHO platform for telementoring and education to improve care in western Kenya.
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Wendy Prudhomme-O'Meara, PhD, and Patrick O’Meara moved to Eldoret in January of 2009 so Wendy could conduct research, but as is often the case, the association with AMPATH became a family venture and Patrick has served the partnership in a variety of engineering and innovation roles.
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Kenyan faculty and the North American team leaders have collaborated to find innovative ways to use technology to continue teaching and Kenyan trainees have embraced the learning opportunities.
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The AMPATH surgery team has been using teleconference to improve surgical education. The team has introduced regular bilateral case conferences between Moi University and Indiana University in which surgical trainees at each location teach and learn from each other.
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Sixteen MTRH doctors participated in the first Advanced Trauma Life Support course offered in Eldoret Kenya for training on time-critical interventions in emergency situations.
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In a country with a widely dispersed population, teleconferencing technology is improving access to education and support for health workers in Kenya.
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Cancer treatments for children ages 0 to 15 years old are now offered by the Pediatric Oncology Department in the Hemato-Oncology Division at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
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Twice a year, a group of gastroenterology fellows from AMPATH consortium schools led by Dr. Thomas Carr (North America) and Dr. Fatma Some (Kenya) participate in a 3-week elective at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.
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Shukri and Summaiya are both 6th-year medical students, which means they are in their final year of schooling before becoming interns.
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I lost a 3-month old girl last week. She came in on Thursday with respiratory distress and failure to thrive.
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There are 4 ward teams at the pediatric hospital at Moi University: Tumaini ('Hope' in Swahili) 1 and 2 and Upendo ('Love' in Swahili) 1 and 2.
My first impression of IU House is that it is summer camp for physicians. This is most certainly an oversimplified view of a much more complex program, but the camaraderie and spirit at the house elicits a certain charm that I find incredibly compelling.
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Each year, through the Mwangaza Scholarship program, AMPATH is able to assist approximately 72 Kenyan medical students with their school fees.
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Almost everyone can understand the stress of final exam week. Now imagine having the additional stress of paying off all school fees before being allowed to take your exams. Kenyan medical students cannot sit for their final exams unless they have a receipt on their desk showing all school fees have been paid.
Read More"Would you prefer the happiness of scratching a mosquito bite over the happiness of not having a mosquito bite in the first place?"
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