Research ArticleFamily Medicine World Perspective
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).
MD, FAAFPDawit 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).
MDDaniel 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).
MDKatherine 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).
MDCM, CCFP, MHscCynthia 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).
MDAbbas 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).
MDPraseedha 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).
MD, CCFPElizabeth 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).
MD, MAHeidi 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).
PhD, MPHJames 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).
MD, MPHBrian 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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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, Brian Cornelson
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2017, 30 (5) 670-677; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170086
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, Brian Cornelson
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2017, 30 (5) 670-677; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170086
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