THE ALUMNI VOICE The Alumni Voice A Special Publication of The Alumni of University of Gondar Special Publication of on the Occasion of The 60th Year Diamond Jubilee Celebration July 4-7, 2014 The Alumni of University of Gondar on the Occasion of The 60th Year Diamond Jubilee Celebrations July 5-7, 2014 27-30 2006 CONGRATULATIONS UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR ON YOUR TH 60 DIAMOND JUBILEE ANNIVERSARY Admiration and appreciation of University of Gondar staff for their continuing efforts to educate the next generation of Ethiopian professionals and congratulations on sixty years of excellence! Mayo Clinic is proud to contribute to efforts to strengthen Human Resources for Health through Continuing Education of Health Workers in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). 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THE ALUMNI VOICE A Special Publication of The Alumni of University of Gondar on the Occasion of The 60th Year Diamond Jubilee Celebration July 4-7, 2014 The Alumni Voice Special Publication of The Alumni of University of Gondar on the Occasion of The 60th Year Diamond Jubilee Celebrations July 5-7, 2014 27-30 2006 Table of Contents MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR ALUMNI STEERING COMMITTEE IN THE UNITED STATES ................................... 5 AcKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 A MESSAGE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR ALUMNI STEERING COMMITTEE IN THE UNITED STATES .......................... 9 Anteneh Habte, MD 1984 Elias Said Siraj, MD 1988 Mulugeta Z. Fissha MD 1998 Nuru Abseno Robi, MD 1988 Yared Aytaged Gebreyesus, MD 1988 Yared Wondimkun Endailalu, MD, PhD 1986 REPORT OF THE HISTORIC GONDAR COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ALUMNI REUNION IN THE USA IN SEPTEMBER 2012 .............................................................................................................................. 11 THE INITIAL YEARS OF GONDAR COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES .................................................................................................... 15 Professor Mallede Maru Founding Dean of Gondar College of Medical Sciences UNIQUE? HIGHLY INNOVATIVE? : REFLECTIONS ON THE HAILE SELASSIE I PUBLIC HEALTH COLLEGE AND TRAINING CENTER, GONDAR ETHIOPIA ........................................................................................... 19 Dennis G. Carlson, M.D., D.T.M.&H., M.P.H., M.A. Former Dean and Professor, 1964-67 Haile Selassie l Public Health College and Training Centre Haile Selassie l University, Gondar, Ethiopia REFLECTIONS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF GONDAR PUBLIC HEALTH COLLEGE & TRAINING CENTER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR ................................................................................................... 23 Gebreselassie Okubagzhi, B.Sc, MPH, Dr.med in Epidemiology 1966 Alumnus, Health Officer SIXTY YEARS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION: A SHINING LEGACY IN THE HISTORY OF ETHIOPA THE MISSION AND VISION OF HIGHER PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION IN ETHIOPIA ..................................................................... 26 Ahmed A. Moen, D.Ph., MPH, MHA A UNIQUE HEALTH TRAINING FOUNDATION THAT EVOLVED INTO A UNIVERSITY ..................................................................... 29 Kinfe Gebeyehu MD, MPH, FAAP SALVAGING MARAKI: THE UNTOLD STORY ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Tesfaye Tessema, MD. Dean of GCMS 1998 -2002 THE JOURNEY OF NuRSING AT UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE TRAINING FOR THE NOBLE PROFESSION ..................................................................................................... 35 Tigist Alemu Kassa UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR: THE PIONEER IN PHYSICAL THERAPY EDucATION IN ETHIOPIA .................................................... 38 Elleni Estifanos TRAINING OF MEDICAL DOCTORS IN GONDAR, ETHIOPIA: THE GONDAR-LEIPZIG LINK .......................................................... 40 Dieter Reissig, Prof.Dr. Med. PHYSIOTHERAPY: MEMBER OF THE GONDAR TEAM FOR TEN YEARS ............................................................................................. 43 Pauline Henderson Marieke Boersma THE PROCESS OF AFFIRMATION OF THE GONDAR COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (GCMS) AS A SECOND MEDICAL SCHOOL IN ETHIOPIA .................................................................................................................................... 45 Dr. Mohammed Kedir 1984 Alumnus in Medicine, first batch of GCMS VOLUNTEERISM AND PUBLIC SERVICE: A MORAL ImpERATIVE FOR THE DIASPORA ................................................................. 48 Anteneh Habte, MD Continued Table of Contents Continued THE ROLE OF THE DIASPORA IN EXPANDING MEDICAL SPECIALTY TRAINING IN ETHIOPIA: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS & PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 50 Elias Said Siraj, MD, FACP, FACE 1988 alumnus of GCMS REMINISCING GONDAR COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ................................................................................................................55 Yared Aytaged Gebreyesus THE LIFE OF AN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATE ....................................................................................................................59 Mulugeta Z Fissha, MD, FACC ON THE PATH TO ExcELLENCE, PERSPECTIVES OF AN ALumNUS ...................................................................................................61 Yared Wondmikun Endailalu, MD, PhD, FIME MEMORIES FROM GONDAR IN THE 1960s ...............................................................................................................................................67 Louis Molineaux, M.D., Ph.D. BEING AN EVEN NUMBER ..........................................................................................................................................................................72 Sirak Petros, MD 1984 Alumnus, Medicine WE HAVE COME SO FAR ..............................................................................................................................................................................74 Dr. Selamawit Tessema Alumnus, Class of 1988 SIXTY YEARS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION: A SHINING LEGACY IN THE HISTORY OF ETHIOPA A REFLECTION ON BEDSIDE TEACHING .................................................................................................................................................75 Dr. Hiberet Tessema Belay GCMS graduate Year 2001 Dr. Workineh Getaneh Tadesse GCMS graduate Year 2000 SERVING OUR CONTINENT THE PASTORAL SECTor- THE LOST OPPORTUNITY IN REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND DEVELOpmENT ................................78 Zelalem Attlee, MD, MHCM, DRPH(c) DOCTOR: WHO SHALL BE NAMED? .........................................................................................................................................................81 Yared Wondimkun Endailalu Nuru Abseno Robi VALUES AND BELIEFS OF ABYSSINIANS: AN ExpATRIATE ExpERIENCE ..........................................................................................84 Dr. Hardeep Rai Sharma Served as an Expatriate in University of Gondar, Ethiopia during October 2004-March 2012 SASAKAWA HEALTH PRIZE WINNER GONDAR COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ScIENCES MAY 1998 ....................................................87 Tesfaye Tessema. MD Dean of GCMS 1998-2002 GONDAR-LEICESTER (UK)LINK: A FRUITFUL LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP ......................................................................................88 Professor Mike Silverman, Emeritus Professor of Child Health, University of Leicester (UK) and former Chair of the Link Executive Committee Dr Heather Dipple, Consultant Psychiatrist, Leicester UK and Current Chair of the Link Executive Committee IN MEMORY OF DR TESHALE SEBOXA .....................................................................................................................................................93 Ermias Diro, MD Elias Said Siraj, MD Makeda Semret, MD Wondwossen Amogne MD Yewondwossen Tadesse, MD MEMBERS OF THE GONDAR ALUMNI STEERING COMMITTEE IN THE USA: Anteneh Habte, MD Elias Said Siraj, MD Mulugeta Z. Fissha MD 1984 1988 1998 Nuru Abseno Robi, MD Yared Aytaged Gebreyesus, MD Yared Wondimkun 1988 1988 Endailalu, MD, PhD 1986 5 Ethiopian Diaspora Volunteer Program Volunteer Opportunity: The Volunteer Healthcare Corps (VHC) is recruiting MEDICAL INSTRUCTORS for ETHIOPIA as part of the country’s Medical Education Initiative. We seek qualified individuals, such as GONDAR COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ALUMNI, to help equip students at the 13 new Ethiopian Medical Schools with the essential