Developing a Culture of Research and Community Involvement and Medical Student Training
Student Interviews
Developing a Culture of Research and Community Involvement - testimonies from a professor in Ghana and medical students in Uganda:
Professor Isabella Quakyi, Professor of Immunology and Parasitology, University of Ghana and Foundation Dean, University of Ghana School of Public Health discusses community outreach by medical professionals.
Julia Interviews Makerere University Students, William Lubega, Nelson Igaba, Nixon Niyonzima and faculty member Prof. Ian Munabi at Mulago Hospital in Uganda in August 2006. The students talk about addressing the U.S. National Library of Medicine's consumer database MedlinePlus.gov for the African context. In the process, they address cultural and language barriers in order to gain trust, educate and treat the general population at the village level.