Co-creating point-of-care ultrasound education for family medicine in Ethiopia: reflections on pedagogy, faculty development, and academic partnership.
- 1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- 2Addis Ababa University School of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly becoming an essential clinical and educational tool in low to middle income countries (LMICs), where formal imaging is often delayed or inaccessible. This commentary reflects on the co-creation and longitudinal implementation of a Family Medicine-focused point-of-care ultrasound education initiative at Addis Ababa University (AAU), developed through the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Family Medicine (TAAAC-FM). We discuss how this initiative, while addressing an immediate diagnostic need, also functions as a curricular lever for faculty development, a pathway for professional identity formation, and can foster unique pathways for ongoing departmental sustainability. We discuss the partnership structures and equity considerations that shaped program design and situate this work within broader efforts to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) and advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). These reflections offer transferable insight for academic collaborations seeking to align educational innovation with health system transformation in resource-constrained settings.
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BibTeX
@article{negash2026cocreating,
title = {{Co-creating point-of-care ultrasound education for family medicine in Ethiopia: reflections on pedagogy, faculty development, and academic partnership.}},
author = {Bilal Negash and Leila Makhani and Jamie Rodas and Eden Habtemariam and Praseedha Janakiram and Michael Bartucci},
journal = {Frontiers in medicine},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3389/fmed.2026.1926736},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42923655},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Co-creating point-of-care ultrasound education for family medicine in Ethiopia: reflections on pedagogy, faculty development, and academic partnership.
AU - Bilal Negash
AU - Leila Makhani
AU - Jamie Rodas
AU - Eden Habtemariam
AU - Praseedha Janakiram
AU - Michael Bartucci
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/02
JO - Frontiers in medicine
DO - 10.3389/fmed.2026.1926736
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42923655
AB - Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly becoming an essential clinical and educational tool in low to middle income countries (LMICs), where formal imaging is often delayed or inaccessible. This commentary reflects on the co-creation and longitudinal implementation of a Family Medicine-focused point-of-care ultrasound education initiative at Addis Ababa University (AAU), developed through the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Family Medicine (TAAAC-FM). We discuss how this initiative, while addressing an immediate diagnostic need, also functions as a curricular lever for faculty development, a pathway for professional identity formation, and can foster unique pathways for ongoing departmental sustainability. We discuss the partnership structures and equity considerations that shaped program design and situate this work within broader efforts to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) and advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). These reflections offer transferable insight for academic collaborations seeking to align educational innovation with health system transformation in resource-constrained settings.
SN - 2296-858X
ER -