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Family Medicine in Ethiopia: Lessons from a Global Collaboration

Ann Evensen, Dawit Wondimagegn, Daniel Zemenfes Ashebir, Katherine Rouleau, Cynthia Haq, Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul, Praseedha Janakiram, Elizabeth Kvach, Heidi Busse, James Conniff and Brian Cornelson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2017, 30 (5) 670-677; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170086
Ann Evensen
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Dawit Wondimagegn
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Daniel Zemenfes Ashebir
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Katherine Rouleau
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Cynthia Haq
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Praseedha Janakiram
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Elizabeth Kvach
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Heidi Busse
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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James Conniff
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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Brian Cornelson
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
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vol. 30 no. 5 670-677
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170086
PubMed 
28923820

Published By 
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication February 28, 2017
  • Revision received May 12, 2017
  • Accepted for publication May 31, 2017
  • Published online September 18, 2017.

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© Copyright 2017 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Ann Evensen, MD, FAAFP,
  2. Dawit Wondimagegn, MD,
  3. Daniel Zemenfes Ashebir, MD,
  4. Katherine Rouleau, MDCM, CCFP, MHsc,
  5. Cynthia Haq, MD,
  6. Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul, MD,
  7. Praseedha Janakiram, MD, CCFP,
  8. Elizabeth Kvach, MD, MA,
  9. Heidi Busse, PhD, MPH,
  10. James Conniff, MD, MPH and
  11. Brian Cornelson, MD, CCFP
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (AE, CH, JC), Department of Surgery (HB), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; Department of Psychiatry (DW), Department of Family Medicine (DZA), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St-Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (KR, AGR, PJ, BC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado–Denver, Denver, CO (EK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (BC).
  1. Corresponding author: Ann Evensen, MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Madison, WI. (E-mail: ann.evensen{at}uwmf.wisc.edu.)
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Ann Evensen, Dawit Wondimagegn, Daniel Zemenfes Ashebir, Katherine Rouleau, Cynthia Haq, Abbas Ghavam-Rassoul, Praseedha Janakiram, Elizabeth Kvach, Heidi Busse, James Conniff, Brian Cornelson
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