SkinCare Physicians Partners with Rwandan Medical School to Train New Doctors

Published on Sep 5th, 2024 by Jeffrey Dover, MD

Drs Dover and Phillips teaching dermatology at UGHE in Rwanda A new medical school, the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), opened five years ago in Rwanda’s remote northern sector of Butaro. The vision of its founders, Dr. Paul Farmer and Partners in Health, aimed to provide care where it was needed most. After years of planning, their efforts came to fruition, culminating in the establishment of a world-class medical school in a rural area of East Africa. The institution will be graduating its first physicians next summer. After 6 1/2 years of rigorous training, 40 newly minted doctors will provide care to underserved communities across the country and provide healthcare to those most in need.

We are very proud of the role Skincare Physicians faculty have played in developing the Dermatology program at UGHE. Dr. Sara Hogan, a prior SkinCare Physicians fellow and the program director, Dr. Jeffrey Dover, and Dr. Tania Phillips were instrumental in crafting the curriculum for fourth year medical students. The dermatology training consists of classroom lectures, small group discussions, workshops and patient care. Dr. Ariel Eber, a SkinCare Physicians fellow, was the first international volunteer faculty member to teach in person at the program in 2023. Drs. Dover, Phillips, and Hogan all travelled to Rwanda to teach this year.

A recent survey of Sub-Saharan African medical schools ranked UGHE eighth out of 117, even though it has not yet graduated its first physician. For students fortunate enough to be admitted to UGHE, 100% of their tuition and room and board is covered, which helps to ensure that the best and brightest of all Rwandans are offered a chance to study at one of the best rated medical schools in all of Africa.

Although much remains to be done, we are all enormously proud of SkinCare Physicians’ role in UGHE and global health equity.

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