The CHESA Fellowship: Advancing Collaborations to Build an Integrated Trauma System in Uganda

The CHESA Global Health Equity Fellowship leverages UCSF resources and expertise to cultivate and mentor the next generation of global surgery and anesthesia leaders. For this Grand Rounds, CHESA will provide a brief overview of the fellowship program and highlight a project led by CHESA Fellow alumni Drs. Treasure Ibingira, Martha Namugga, and Caroline Stephens. Their initiative aims to reduce the mortality and morbidity of trauma in Uganda by improving education, strengthening care delivery, and mobilizing diverse stakeholders to build an integrated trauma system in the country.

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Presenters:  

• Martha Namugga, MMed: Urologist and Faculty at Makerere University; CHESA Fellow (2022-23); Course Coordinator and Lead Instructor for Kampala Advanced Trauma Course
• Treasure Ibingira, MMed – General Surgeon and Faculty at Lifeline International Hospital Zana and Makerere University; CHESA Fellow (2022-23); Course Coordinator and Lead Instructor for Kampala Advanced Trauma Course
• Caroline Stephens, MD, MPH – UCSF General Surgery Resident; CHESA Fellow (2022-23); Advisor to Kampala Advanced Trauma Course
• Lia Jacobson, MD, MS - Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at UCSF and CHESA Co-Fellowship Director 
• Sriranjani Padmanabhan, MD – UCSF Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; CHESA Co-Fellowship Director

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