Poster for the ETHIOPIA-MICHIGAN COLLABORATIVE CONSORTIUM (EMC2) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 8-12, 2016.

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Objectives 3 and 4
3. Deploy audio-visual solutions that enable
remote teaching and other forms of real-
time media-rich collaboration.
One video conference room was setup in
the main hospital, which is used to teach
physiology via distance education to 3 new
medical schools in Ethiopia that launched in
2012. Two additional video conference
rooms are in progress for SPHMMC to
teach remotely for new fellowship programs
in radiology and pediatrics.
4. Facilitate professional development
opportunities for the technology and library
departments to strengthen their technical,
management, and leadership skills.
Health systems strengthening includes the
support staff such as technology and library
personnel who help health professionals to
deliver care, to conduct research, and to
train the next generation of health
professionals. Training, documentation,
peer coaching, and facilitating professional
networking have been essential to
empowering the local staff to anticipate and
to respond to the institution’s growing
technology needs. All objectives are
implemented in partnership with the current
staff for ownership and knowledge transfer.
The SPHMMC staff have participated in
leadership and technology innovation
workshops with an organization in Addis.
Objective 2
2. Develop a robust network infrastructure
to exchange essential digital resources,
including without Internet access, within
campus, with peer institutions within
Ethiopia, and to the worldwide public.
Offline access points the size of a mobile
phone use Raspberry Pi hardware and a
USB drive to provide wireless access to
learning materials to anyone within range,
even without Internet access. 12 are
deployed.
Outdoor wireless bridges the size of a book
are used to extend the Internet access from
the main hospital to other nearby buildings
within the medical college, such as the
library. 1 pair is deployed; 4 are planned.
Developing a Technology Foundation with St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College
(SPHMMC) to Empower Collaboration and Productivity for Medical Education and Research
Kathleen Omollo;1A Bob Riddle;1B Ted Hanss;1B Chris Goosman;1B Chris Chapman;1B Cary Engleberg;1C Leul Hail;2A Eyerus Girma;2A Hiwot Abebe;2B Meselech Hailemariam;2B
1University of Michigan Medical School, 1ADepartment of Learning Health Sciences, 1BMedical School Information Services, 1CDepartment of Internal Medicine,
2St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, 2AICT Department, 2BLibrary
Background
Technology is an essential part of the
foundation for collaboration, productivity,
and analysis across education, research,
and clinical care. With SPHMMC’s
transformation from hospital to medical
college in 2007, its subsequent expansion of
medical residency programs in 2012, and its
emergence as a hub for multiple educational
programs with other Ethiopian medical
schools, the institutional demands for
technology have increased. Ethiopia is
ranked #162 in the Technology Development
Index by the International
Telecommunications Union. Internet access
is often unpredictable, unavailable, or
expensive. The technology industry is
nascent. Workforce demand exceeds
supply.
Objective 1
1. Build capabilities to locate and to author
relevant digital learning materials.
Within the OBGYN department, faculty and
residents have created new freely available
Open Educational Resources (OER), which
were designed specifically for their learners.
Ethiopian faculty adapted some of the
resources from previous OER from Ghana
(such as the caesarean section image
above), saving time on development and
offering insights into how the same topics
are taught in other settings. Additional
collections were created to match OER to
requested OBGYN topics for residents.
Learning Cycles
Objective 5
5. Assess, develop, and promote software
solutions that improve productivity, analysis,
or collaboration.
The clinical leadership at SPHMMC
reported that hospital bed management
using the traditional paper system was
becoming a daily challenge. Enterprise
electronic health record and facilities
management systems are planned for the
future but will be a while before fully
deployed. In the interim, the SPHMMC
leadership requested a simple web
application to make it easier for the liaison
office to see and to update what beds are
occupied or available in the hospital, by
department and by room number.
Contact
Kathleen, kludewig@umich.edu
Bob, bdr@umich.edu
Ted, ted@umich.edu