{"id":446,"date":"2013-01-22T18:53:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T23:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/globalhealth\/?p=446"},"modified":"2013-01-22T18:53:18","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T23:53:18","slug":"a-heart-to-heart-with-the-rwandan-health-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/2013\/01\/22\/a-heart-to-heart-with-the-rwandan-health-system\/","title":{"rendered":"A Heart-to-Heart With The Rwandan Health System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/globalhealth\/a-heart-to-heart-with-the-rwandan-health-system\/feinman-3f\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-451\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-451 alignnone\" alt=\"feinman-3f\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-3f.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-3f.jpg 650w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-3f-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-3f-102x55.jpg 102w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-3f-580x311.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During his six week stay in Rwanda, Dr. Bruce Friedman brought decades of experience as a physician and educator in cardiology to an audience with a very different background from that of his students at Geisel and DHMC.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Thinking back on his time with the HRH Program in Rwanda, Friedman says the most rewarding part of his visit was getting to learn about a different culture, while developing working and personal relationships with Rwandan postgraduate physicians and other dedicated Rwandan and US faculty.<\/p>\n<p>\"I felt I could best contribute by helping build a system for educating post graduates in the basics of cardiology including anatomy, physiology, diagnostic techniques including history, physical examination, electrocardiography, echocardiography, imaging and an Evidence-based approach to common cardiac conditions,\" says Friedman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/globalhealth\/a-heart-to-heart-with-the-rwandan-health-system\/feinman\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-450\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-450\" alt=\"feinman\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-37x55.jpg 37w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman.jpg 800w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2013\/01\/feinman-580x870.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>And just as Friedman has contributed to changing the Rwandan medical system, so his stay has changed him.<\/p>\n<p>\"Working in a different part of the world and playing a role in the development of their national medical system changed the way I look and think about our own system of medical care, as well as my appreciation of its strengths, weaknesses and its future,\" he says.<\/p>\n<p>\"I feel the best way for me to make a difference is by encouraging others to support and contribute to this effort.\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his six week stay in Rwanda, Dr. Bruce Friedman brought decades of experience as a physician and educator in cardiology to an audience with a very different background from that of his students at Geisel and 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