Case Western Reserve University/National University of Laos
Pediatrics and Internal Medecine Training in Laos
State:
Ohio
Country:
Laos
Award Date:
2002
Award Amount:
$100,000.00
Cost Share:
$844,792.00
Other Partners:
Khon Kaen University (Thailand); Health Frontiers (an all-volunteer U.S. non-profit organization); Rainbow Babies; Children’s Hospital
The training of Lao pediatricians and internists through this partnership will provide Laos with a core group of well-trained primary care physicians who can address the overwhelming health care needs of the Lao people. The partners are working to establish 1) an intensive three-year residency training program in internal medicine in Laos, 2) an office of postgraduate training and research, and 3) an institutional review board that meets international standards for human subjects protection. In addition, the partners will graduate two classes of six Lao pediatricians from a three-year residency program in pediatrics. The partnership has continued to provide administrative support to the Lao Faculty of Medical Sciences, including help in establishing an Institutional Review Board for medical research.