Our trip is to continue our support of the interventional radiology fellowship program we helped establish at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. This is the first IR fellowship program in Kenya and currently has 2 fellows per year in the 2-year program (total of 4 fellows). The goals of the program are to double the number of practicing interventional radiologists in Kenya by 2030.
On our trip, we plan to support the fellowship and IR division through education (didactics, case presentations, oral board review style education, high-fidelity simulation) as well as clinical support and teaching.
Our multidisciplinary team will collaborate with and support the program, continue to support and build long-term relationships at the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta National Hospital, and support the education of the IR fellows.
The IR fellows at the University of Nairobi will have educational and clinical support to help improve their medical knowledge and technical skills. These improvements will allow them to better care for the patient population in Kenya.
The expected impact is incredible. The graduated fellows have taken positions at the University of Nairobi/Kenyatta National Hospital to help train the next generation of fellows. In addition, multiple fellows have begun establishing IR practices in their hometowns, including Eldoret, Nyeri, and Mombasa to improve care availability for multiple regions throughout the country. Our goal is to continue this practice expansion for the betterment of the Kenyan population.
This was another productive and exciting trip, continuing our support for the IR fellowship program at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. We had the opportunity to work alongside and educate the IR fellows and diagnostic radiology residents. We also took a trip to Mombasa to visit and support a recent graduate now practicing Interventional Radiology at a hospital in his hometown of Mombasa. Our goal continues to be sustainability, providing educational, technical, and consumable support to grow the practice of IR within the country and serve larger populations of Kenyans in need.
