Dr. Brad Wright, Neuroradiology specialist and RAD-AID University of Utah Chapter Chief reviewing cases with Makerere University Radiology Residents and Faculty at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, 2024
Exciting News! The Makerere University Body Imaging and Neuroradiology Fellowship program has begun! We are partnering with the University of Utah and Vanderbilt University and locally Mulago Hospital, Nsambya Hospital and Uganda Cancer institute to provide the first diagnostic radiology subspecialty training in Uganda. The two fellows are currently academic faculty at Mulago Hospital. As they develop expertise in their subspecialty they will be better able to train future residents in Uganda.
The fellowship consists of 9 weeks in the US at the University of Utah and Vanderbilt University. Over the next 10 months, US based faculty will travel to Uganda to provide further training as well as staff cases with the fellows remotely.
If you would like to get involved as faculty or donate to support this exciting endeavor, click the links above!
RAD-AID Volunteer and senior radiology resident at the University of Utah demonstrating medical application of 3D printing at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, 2024
RAD-AID Volunteer – Radiograph Interpretation, Uganda 2022
Program History
In 2022, RAD-AID partnered with MissioInvest to support hospitals in Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria procure and implement radiology equipment. To complement MissioInvest’s social impact grants, loans and investments for economic development in Africa, RAD-AID is providing in-parallel clinical and technical education for maximizing the positive impact of medical imaging. In this way, economic support and clinical education go hand-in-hand for empowering healthcare capacity building.
RAD-AID Volunteer Teaching Radiography – Uganda, 2022
In 2022, RAD-AID (with support from MissioInvest) provided radiology infrastructure support, expertise, and education at Kitovu St-Joseph’s Hospital. A team travelled on-site to assess the hospital’s readiness to implement a new and more advanced CT and to implement updated radiography and sonography equipment.