NIH Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI)

NIH Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI)

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D.

Professor of Health Policy

Tel.: 202-994-4312

E-mail: fmullan@gwu.edu
Brief description of activity: In fall 2010, GW Medical Center was tapped to serve as the Coordinating Center for multiple NIH Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs and linked grantees that are focused on improving medical education and research in Sub-Saharan Africa. The five-year, $12.5 million grant awarded to GW will fund the Coordinating Center that will oversee the $130 million U.S. commitment to the program. The intent of this collaborative program is to transform African medical education and dramatically increase the number of African health care workers. MEPI will award grants directly to African institutions in a dozen countries. These schools will work in partnership with other institutions, including about 30 African and 20 U.S. medical schools. GW faculty members, Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, and Seble Frehywot, M.D., M.H.S.A. assistant research professor of health policy and of global health, will serve as principal investigators on this project. Basic funding for MEPI will come from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and will be supplemented with NIH funds. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will manage the implementation of MEPI in coordination with NIH.  Dr. Mullan’s research created the foundation for this project. (Source: SPHHS release-news, Oct. 2010)
Funding for this work: Funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), supplemented by NIH funds.

*Health Sciences

*Public Health

*Research & collaboration

*Global health

*Global education

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, SPHHS, Partnership for Pediatric AIDS and Public Health/Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)

Location: Washington, D.C.
Principal contact at GW:

Allan E. Greenberg

Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Professor, Department of Medicine, SPHHS
Tel.: 202-994-0612
Fax.: 202-994-0082
E-mail: aeg1@gwu.edu
Brief Description of Partnership: Technical assistance on pediatric HIV issues both in the U.S. and in multiple site visits to African countries where EGPAF works.

*Health Sciences

*Science & Technology

*Public Health

*Research & collaboration

*Global health

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, SPHHS/Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)/Institute of Public Health Laboratory Management

Location: Washington, D.C.
Principal contact at GW:

Allan E. Greenberg

Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Professor, Department of Medicine, SPHHS
Tel.: 202-994-0612
Fax.: 202-994-0082
E-mail: aeg1@gwu.edu
Brief description of partnership: Ongoing program for annual two-week seminar at GW for 25-30 senior laboratory personnel from developing countries.

*Health Sciences

*Science & Technology

*Public Health

*Research & collaboration

*Professional training/development

*Global health

*Global education

N. HIMMELFARB LIBRARY

N. 1 Eritrea

Information and Library Needs Assessment to Support the Orotta School

Location: Asmara
Principal contact at GW:

Anne Linton

Librarian, Himmelfarb Library

Tel.: 202-994-1826

E-mail: alinton@gwu.edu
Brief description of partnership: Conducted a health information needs assessment of health care professionals, providers, and students in Eritrea. Assessment included a print needs survey and an on-site visit.

*Health Sciences

*Public Health

*Research & collaboration

*Global health

*Global education

P. GW LUTHER W. BRADY ART GALLERY

P. 1 South Africa

South Africa Kicks Exhibit

In November--December 2010, GW’s Luther W. Brady Art Gallery presented “South Africa Kicks,” an exhibition of former GW student photographs and video documenting travels within South Africa during the recent FIFA World Cup. Ryder Haske, Gabriel Seder, and Tyler C. Perry chronicled stories of fellow travelers and locals from across South Africa, the first African country to host the World Cup. The Brady Gallery showcased these photographs and video features, along with writing about the project. Dr. Brady (B.A. '46, M.D. '48) provided partial financial support for the students' travels (Source: Brady Gallery home page: http://www.gwu.edu/~bradyart/brady/exhibitions.html. For more about Haske and friends, see: http://blogs.columbian.gwu.edu/smpa/2010/05/24/recent-grad-departs-for-south-africa-to-cover-the-world-cup/)

*Arts & Humanities

*Publication/film/recording/exhibit/other media

Q. UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Q. 1 Benin

2011-12 Fulbright Scholarship

Amanda Eller, B.A. ’10, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to research the relationships between mainline Protestant missionaries, African-initiated Christian churches, and Vodou practitioners in Benin.

Q. 2 Ghana

2011 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Undergraduate Kathryn Bradley was awarded a Gilman Scholarship for study in Ghana.

Q. 3 Madagascar

2011 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Undergraduate Natasha Dupee was awarded a Gilman Scholarship for study in Madagascar.

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