Improving medical training and services for older people in Ethiopia

Overall goals

Integrating geriatric topics in undergraduate curriculum of the and postgraduate medical training at St Paul Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Key UK Colleagues and Partners

1. Dr Conor McGuire, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
2. Prof Alasdair MacLullich, NHS and University of Edinburgh

International Partners

Dr Tesfaye Berhie, associate professor in neurology at St Paul Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Facility/Facilities

St Paul Millennium Medical College and Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Sustainable development goals

• SDG 3 - Good health and well-being
• SDG 4 - Quality education

Funding source

So far I am doing this work in my own time and money. However, I will be looking for funding further implementation

Changes

1. Geriatric topics are included in the undergraduate curriculum of at St Paul Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Update post graduate Internal Medicine curriculum. While the current curriculum lists some geriatric topics, it misses some common conditions in older adults
3. Ambitious but long term plan is establishing a dedicated geriatric service in the hospital

Project aims

Not at the moment.