Tanzania IR Initiative: Training the First Generation of Interventional Radiologists |
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| Authors: | Fabian M Laage Gaupp Nadia Solomon Ivan Rukundo Azza A Naif Erick M Mbuguje Anish Gonchigar Minzhi Xing John D Prologo Douglas D Silin Frank J Minja |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale New Haven Hospital, 20 York Street, New Haven, CT 06510;2. Department of Radiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;3. Department of Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Abstract: | Despite a population of nearly 60 million, there is currently not a single interventional radiologist in Tanzania. Based on an Interventional Radiology (IR) Readiness Assessment, the key obstacles to establishing IR in Tanzania are the lack of training opportunities and limited availability of disposable equipment. An IR training program was designed and initiated, which relies on US-based volunteer teams of IR physicians, nurses, and technologists to locally train radiology residents, nurses, and technologists. Preliminary results support this strategy for addressing the lack of training opportunities and provide a model for introducing IR to other resource-limited settings. |
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| Keywords: | FNA fine needle aspiration JKCI Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute MHN Muhimbili National Hospital MUHAS Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences PGY postgraduate year |
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