Global Medicine Elective Rotation
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Disease Spectrum | Research Opportunities | Length of Rotation
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The Global Medicine elective, begun in July 2009, offers second- and third-year residents the opportunity to engage in clinical and research activities in a 4-week rotation at a UCSD-affiliated medical center in Maputo, Moçambique. |
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This rotation is offered in line with the two-month elective research block offered within the categorical internal medicine residency program. During their rotation in Maputo, UCSD residents work alongside the residents and faculty of the internal medicine residency program at the Maputo Central Hospital, the major teaching hospital for the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) School of Medicine. Dr. Mike Preziosi, UCSD Internal Medicine chief resident in academic year 2008-2009, resides in Maputo full time as UCSD faculty attending physician and supervisor of the UCSD residents for 2009-2010. In addition, residents on Global Medicine rotation receive guidance from other Department of Medicine faculty members and fellows who spend 3- to 4-week periods in Maputo on a volunteer basis. Global Medicine rotation program faculty and administrators are listed below. See news about the program at: http://blog.ucsd.edu/dom/2009/07/27/new-global-medicine-program-at-work-in-mocambique/ |
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Program Faculty |
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UCSD
Ken Kaushansky, M.D., M.A.C.P. Helen M. Ranney Distinguished
Professor of Medicine Vice Chair, Department of Medicine Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases
UCSD Attending Faculty in Maputo
Michael Preziosi, M.D. International Teaching Scholar
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Maputo
Emilia Noormahomed, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Parasitology Parasitology Section Department of Microbiology Faculty of Medicine Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Sam Patel, M.D. Professor and Chair Department of Medicine Universidade Eduardo Mondlane School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
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Program Administration
Tracey Trettin Global Medicine Program Representative Assistant to the Chair, Department of Medicine Telephone (858) 246-0226
Allison Reinhardt Global Medicine Residency Elective Liaison Physician-Scientist Training Program Coordinator Department of Medicine Telephone (858) 246-0227 |
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Left, Sam Patel, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane School of Medicine; center, Maputo Central Hospital exterior; right, the hospital's hemodialysis unit. Photos: Alexis Sexton. |
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Maputo Central Hospital. Photographs: Chip Schooley, M.D.
Drs. Sam Patel and Ken Kaushansky.
Drs. Marisa Magaña and Emilia Noormahomed. |
During the elective rotation in Maputo, UCSD residents receive instruction and medical practice opportunities as integrated members of the internal medicine residency training program in the School of Medicine of the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane.
The School of Medicine, founded in 1963, is the primary medical school in Moçambique. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane is the country’s major national university.
The university medical center, Maputo Central Hospital, is located adjacent to the School of Medicine. It is an 1100-bed acute care hospital with 350 medical beds.
Drs. Noormahomed and Patel are the Maputo coordinators for the UCSD Global Medicine rotation. Both are also members of the UCSD Department of Medicine faculty.
About Dr. Patel
Dr. Patel graduated from the UEM School of Medicine in 1976. He received his internal medicine training in Berlin before returning to Moçambique to assume his current position as Professor and Chair of the UEM Department of Medicine in 1992.
About Dr. Noormahomed
Dr. Noormahomed, a graduate of the UEM School of Medicine, received a Ph.D. in parasitology from the University of Grenada.
She has been on the faculty of UEM School of Medicine since 1992 and served as its dean from 2002 to 2007. At left, Dr. Noormahomed is pictured with Dr. Marisa Magaña, 2007 graduate and Chief Medical Resident in the UCSD Internal Medicine Residency Training Program. |
The Internal Medicine Residency Program trainees at Maputo Central Hospital. |
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At Maputo Central Hospital, a broad range of general internal medical diseases and disorders are seen in the patient population.
Infectious diseases in Moçambique include bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria, plague, schistosomiasis, cholera, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS (prevalence 12.2%). |
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Carly Guthrie, UCSD medical student in Dr. Noormahomed’s laboratory. Photograph: Carly Guthrie. |
Research opportunities including investigations in malaria, tuberculosis and HIV are available under the direction of Emilia Virginia Noormahomed, M.D., Ph.D. The UCSD Division of Infectious Diseases has an ongoing research collaboration with Dr. Noormahomed’s laboratory.
The research team at Maputo Central Hospital. |
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Four weeks including a 1-2-week overlap with the UCSD residents who are in rotation in Maputo immediately prior and immediately following.
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Map: CIA Factbook Online.
Maputo.
Maputo International Airport.
Beline, Moçambique.
Market in Maputo. |
The republic of Moçambique is located on the southeastern coast of Africa between South Africa and Tanzania. Its population was approximately 21 million in 2000.
A former colony of Portugal, Moçambique gained its independence in 1975 and ended years of civil war in 1992. In recent years, it has established a free market economy and multi-party elections.
Moçambique is an agricultural nation. Despite strong economic growth since the end of its civil war, it remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The gross domestic product is $820 US.
The infant mortality rate in Moçambique is 10%, seventh highest in the world. The life expectancy at birth is 41 years.
Moçambique is a tropical-subtropical land with 1800 km of coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its rainy season extends from November to April, and its dry season from April to November. Maputo
The port city of Maputo, population 1.4 million, is the capital of the country and the home of its major cultural institutions.
Maputo is located 75 minutes by car from Kruger National Park in South Africa and 90 minutes by air from Johannesburg.
The coast of Moçambique attracts international visitors to its resort hotels, unspoiled beaches, and excellent scuba diving and snorkeling.
The Indian Ocean seaside resort of Beline is two hours north of Maputo by car. Language and Culture
The official written and spoken language of Moçambique is Portuguese; the business languages are Portuguese and English. English is spoken widely in the Mondlane School of Medicine and in Maputo.
Most of the nation’s citizens speak Bantu-family African languages and practice traditional religions.
In the 1997 census, 24% of the country’s citizens identified themselves as Catholic, 18% as Muslim, 18% as Zionist Christian, and 18% as belonging to other religions, with the remainder declaring no religious affiliation.
Craftsman, Moçambique. |
Traditional houses, Moçambique. Photograph: Ken Kaushansky, M.D., M.A.C.P.
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