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Education and TrainingClinical Rotations Abroad: Malawi, AfricaUCLA Department of Medicine and Program in Global Health Resident Rotation in Malawi, Africa In 2007 the UCLA Program in Global Health partnered with the Department of Medicine to establish a formal clinical rotation experience in Malawi, Africa, for senior-level medicine and medicine-pediatric residents. The Partners in Hope Medical Center in the capital city of Lilongwe is hosting pairs of residents for four-week experiences. Thanks to the generosity of the Department of Medicine, funding is provided for roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles to Malawi, one month accommodation and food, in-country transportation to and from the clinic, and medical evacuation insurance. Malawi is among the poorest countries in the world. Residents participating in this elective gain broad experience in the delivery of primary care medicine to extremely underserved populations. The rotation has an emphasis on the management of HIV/AIDS in resource-limited settings (HIV prevalence in Lilongwe approximately 20%) and management of malaria, other parasitic infections, and common routine health problems such as diabetes and hypertension. Trainees rotate through a private primary clinic, public free HIV clinic, and a once-weekly rural mobile clinic, and are supervised by U.S. board certified internists and family physicians, and work alongside Malawian clinical officers, nurses, and providers-in-training. UCLA trainees are asked to participate in educational conferences and journal clubs during the rotation in Malawi, and upon return to UCLA, will be expected to lead a case conference or journal club discussing a topic relevant to his or her Malawi experience. The rotation in Malawi has been developed with formal goals and objectives as well as a detailed curriculum, in order to be compliant with current ACGME regulations. For more information, contact:
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