TY  - JOUR
TI  - Establishing a global medical physics graduate clinical training and development program in Ghana: A model for global health international education and collaboration
AU  - Shannon O’Reilly
AU  - Stephen Avery
AU  - L. Dinh
AU  - Andrew Friberg
AU  - Ayoola Okuribido
AU  - Eric Addison
AU  - Stephen Inkoom
AU  - Alhassan Mohammed Baidoo
AU  - Samuel Nii Adu Tagoe
AU  - Elsie Effah Kaufmann
AU  - Sonya Gwak
AU  - Megan L Doherty
AU  - Edem Sosu
AU  - Beatrice Wiafe Addai
AU  - Francis Hasford
PY  - 2025
JO  - Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
DO  - 10.1002/acm2.70410
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.70410
AB  - PURPOSE: The Global Medical Physics Training and Development Program (GMPTDP) is a novel initiative that provides United States (US)-based graduate students in medical physics with structured, immersive clinical training in Ghana. METHODS: The five-week program begins with a cultural and clinical orientation in the US, followed by 4 weeks of clinical rotations across leading Ghanaian medical institutions. During rotations, students gain experience with teletherapy (LINACs and cobalt-60), brachytherapy, treatment planning, imaging, and more. Trainees participate in clinical activities, conduct collaborative projects, and engage in community outreach and cultural immersion. The program culminates in a symposium highlighting student experiences and future directions with speakers including physicists, oncologists, engineers, and policymakers. RESULTS: The pilot year of the program was successfully completed by three students from May 28 2024-July 2 2024. This article outlines the development, structure, and implementation of GMPTDP as a replicable model for global health training in medical physics, emphasizing sustainable partnerships between high-income and low- and middle-income countries. Educational objectives include demonstrating effective cross-border training models, fostering collaborative research, and expanding global clinical experience in the field of medical physics. CONCLUSIONS: A model for a global medical physics training program was developed and successfully implemented.
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