An innovative Ob/Gyn initiative has been launched by The George

Washington University Medical Center in partnership with Physicians

for Peace, the Eritrean Ministry of Health, and in collaboration with

Columbia University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. We are

seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Ob/Gyn who is interested

in a commitment to serve as Visiting Faculty for the newly developed

Ob/Gyn residency program in Eritrea, East Africa. This unique training

program has aims to build Eritrea’s health care workforce, train

Eritrean physicians in Ob/Gyn and ensure sustainability by training

Eritrean physicians as future medical educators.

Visiting faculty members will round with ward teams, attend outpatient

general and/or sub-specialty clinics, and participate in evaluation of

trainees. Visiting faculty may also assist in establishing diagnostic

and treatment protocols. A minimum of two weeks is required for

visiting faculty. For Visiting Faculty applications and more information, please contact

the Office of International Medicine Programs at GWUMC by phone at 202-994-2796 or by email at partnershipforeritrea@gwumc.edu.

Please see attached flyer describing the position for all the programs