Training the trainers in emergency medicine: an advanced trauma training course in Rwanda�s medical simulation center

Hannah Janeway; Payal Modi; Grace Wanjiku; Ramon Millan; Devin Kato; John Foggle; Robert Partridge

doi:10.11604/pamj.2015.20.242.6358

The Pan African Medical Journal (Mar 2015)

Training the trainers in emergency medicine: an advanced trauma training course in Rwanda�s medical simulation center

Hannah Janeway,
Payal Modi,
Grace Wanjiku,
Ramon Millan,
Devin Kato,
John Foggle,
Robert Partridge

Affiliations

Hannah Janeway: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rwanda
Payal Modi: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rwanda
Grace Wanjiku: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rwanda
Ramon Millan: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rwanda
Devin Kato: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rwanda
John Foggle: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rwanda
Robert Partridge: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rwanda

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.20.242.6358
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 242

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Medical simulation is an integral tool for training medical students and physicians in all specialties, including emergency medicine. We describe a model program for advanced trauma training utilizing the medical simulation and skills center in Rwanda, one of the first in Africa for training health care professionals.

Published in The Pan African Medical Journal

ISSN: 1937-8688 (Online)
Publisher: The Pan African Medical Journal
Country of publisher: Kenya
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://panafrican-med-journal.com

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