GW Receives Grant to Focus on Medical Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Department of Health Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) has received a $1.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The study, titled “The Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study (SAMSS): Exploring the Options for Capacity Development,” will assess the challenges and opportunities facing African medical education. The project will be led by Fitzhugh Mullan, MD, Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, and Seble Frehywot, MD, MHSA, assistant research professor in the Departments of Health Policy and Global Health.

To read the full press release, visit the George Washington University web site.