Africa

  • Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania: A major referral hospital where fellows work as care providers in the Emergency Department under senior supervision. It provides robust experience in resource-constrained emergency care and the treatment of locally endemic tropical diseases.
  • Mzuzu Central Hospital, Mzuzu, Malawi: This government district referral hospital provides emergency, surgical, obstetric, and inpatient care to a largely rural population. Fellows serve as primary providers in a true austere, resource-limited environment.
  • Village Life Outreach Project, Roche, Tanzania: Since 2013, participants have engaged in mobile field clinics, worked at the Roche Health Center, and practiced alongside medical staff at Shirati District Hospital.
  • Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana: This partnership with the University of Michigan involves one of Ghana’s premier teaching hospitals. Fellows rotate in a high-volume West African academic ED with an emphasis on tropical medicine, resource adaptation, and provider education.
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