Lessons from the field: Transforming health professionals’ education in Rwanda – Contributions from Social and Community Medicine

Abstract

Health professionals’ education is undergoing enormous transformation internationally and also in Rwanda. We present the contribution of a Social and Community Medicine program at the University of Rwanda to this new era of community oriented, people centred and socially accountable health professionals’ education.

Key words: Health Professionals’ Education, Undergraduate Medical Education, Primary Health Care, Social Medicine, Community Medicine, Curriculum Review, Rwanda