Partnerships
The George Washington University Medical Center & United States Peace Corps
Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) are some of the United States’ most valuable diplomats. They bring the energy, enthusiasm and compassion of the US to the farthest reaches of the globe. From building health clinics to developing income-generating activities, PCVs make life-lasting changes for their international communities. For their efforts, PCVs are rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become part of a different culture and society, make lifelong friendships and develop skills that will stay with them always.
Because The George Washington University Medical Center (GWUMC) strongly believes in the mission and work of each PCV, it has partnered with the Peace Corps in Ethiopia to enhance PCV access to technical information to improve the project development and implementation process. In return, GWUMC students and alumni are able to contribute and gain exposure to important health interventions in Africa.
GWUMC medical, physician assistant and public health students, as well as recent alumni have been matched with PCVs serving in Ethiopia to provide technical information in the form of articles, links, feedback from professors, or other information as requested by their PCV match. Information is provided through several modes including email, phone and regular mail. Students are not permitted to provide any patient diagnosis or other medical advice. To ensure quality and timely responses, each PCV is also assigned one GWUMC staff member and one GWUMC faculty member who are copied on all correspondence
Constituency for Africa
The Africa Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Constituency for Africa (CFA) on August 16, 2005 in order to develop a collaboration based on shared resources with the goal of integrating the educational/research agenda with the policy/advocacy agenda in Africa within areas of mutual interest.
Every year, CFA and the Africa Center partner to host an African Health Policy Roundtable as part of the Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series.
CFA is a non-governmental organization based in the United States that focuseson advocacy and educational initiatives directed at U.S.-Africa foreign policy. CFA’s mission is to advocate, educate, inspire, act upon and inform its constituency about issues, concerns and challenges impacting the quality of life for the nations of sub-Saharan Africa. CFA has published more than sixty well-researched policy articles on HIV/AIDS. Over the past five years, CFA has worked tirelessly to educate tens of thousands of Americans and Africans on the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.
African Universities
The Africa Center and the GW Medical Center have partnerships with several Universities in Africa. The purpose of these partnerships is to develop comprehensive education and training programs, exchange faculty and students and develop research.
Some partners include:
Egypt
Alexandria School of Medicine
Al Shorouk Hospital
Ethiopia
University of Gondar
Addis Ababa University
Jimma University
Kenya
University of Nairobi
Kenyatta University
Moi University
South Africa
University of Stellenbosch
University of Cape Town
University of Limpopo
