Implementation and Evaluation of a Virtual Rheumatology Training Program in East Africa

Carol A. Hitchon; Rosie Scuccimarri; Ines Colmegna; Florence Masaisa; Girish M. Mody; Michele Meltzer and the Rheumatology For All Rwanda Program Group

doi:10.3899/jrheum.2024-1122

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Implementation and Evaluation of a Virtual Rheumatology Training Program in East Africa

Carol A. Hitchon, Rosie Scuccimarri, Ines Colmegna, Florence Masaisa, Girish M. Mody and Michele Meltzer and the Rheumatology For All Rwanda Program Group

The Journal of Rheumatology October 2025, 52 (10) 1043-1049; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1122

Carol A. Hitchon

1C.A. Hitchon, MD, MSc, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Rady College of Medicine University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

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For correspondence: Carol.hitchon{at}umanitoba.ca

Rosie Scuccimarri

2R. Scuccimarri, MD, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec;

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Ines Colmegna

3I. Colmegna, MD, Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;

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Florence Masaisa

4F. Masaisa, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda;

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Girish M. Mody

5G.M. Mody, MD, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa;

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6M. Meltzer, MD, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Carol A. Hitchon, Rosie Scuccimarri, Ines Colmegna, Florence Masaisa, Girish M. Mody, Michele Meltzer and the Rheumatology For All Rwanda Program Group

The Journal of Rheumatology Oct 2025, 52 (10) 1043-1049; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-1122

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Implementation and Evaluation of a Virtual Rheumatology Training Program in East Africa

Carol A. Hitchon, Rosie Scuccimarri, Ines Colmegna, Florence Masaisa, Girish M. Mody, Michele Meltzer and the Rheumatology For All Rwanda Program Group

The Journal of Rheumatology Oct 2025, 52 (10) 1043-1049; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-1122

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