title: Development of a neurology rotation for internal medicine residents in Haiti.
abstract: In many low-income countries where there are few or no neurologists, patients with neurologic diseases are cared for by primary care physicians who receive no formal training in neurology. Here, we report our experience creating a neurology rotation for internal medicine residents in rural Haiti through a collaboration between a public academic medical center in Haiti and a visiting neurologist. We describe the structure of the rotation and the factors that led to its development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Partners in Health/Zanmi Lasante, Mirebalais, Haiti. Electronic address: aberkowitz3@partners.org.
authors.forename: Aaron L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Partners in Health/Zanmi Lasante, Mirebalais, Haiti.
authors.forename: Louine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martineau
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Partners in Health/Zanmi Lasante, Mirebalais, Haiti; Division of Global Health Equity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Partners in Health/Zanmi Lasante, Mirebalais, Haiti.
authors.forename: Kerling
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Israel
mesh_terms: D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education*