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We train 3 Orthopedic surgeons in the Pediatric sub-specialty who will start their own training site

 

 

Initiated by Pediatric Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Mark Barry from Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea (RCKW) on Maui. RCKW has partnered with RC Honolulu Sunrise, District 5000 and the Rotary Foundation to support this unique surgeon training initiative at Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The host is Rotary Club of Oyster Bay in Dar Es Salaam. A Vocational Training Team (VTT) Grant was secured to sequentially bring five Pediatric Orthopedic surgeons from the United States for 3-4 weeks at a time to train 3 top local MOI surgeons in the sub-specialty of Children’s Orthopedics. This is the 5 month final stretch of a 2 year formal fellowship training program at MOI. Upon completion, these will be the only formally trained Pediatric Orthopedic surgeons in Tanzania, a country of 55 million, where half the population is below 18 years of age. The fellows plan to establish the first permanent “Center of Training Excellence” in Pediatric Orthopedics in east, central and southern Africa.

 

Project location: Tanzania, United Republic of

Project dates:

Start: 23 July 2018

End: 09 November 2018

Created: 31 October 2018

Project category: Vocational, Disease prevention and treatment

Funding: Rotary Grant

Project contacts: Dr. Mark A. Barry, Kihei-Wailea, Maui| (contact)

PartnersKihei-Wailea, Maui, HI, USA (Rotary Club)