Name: Njeru Raisha Kendi
Name of Institution: Kenyatta University
Course studying: Bachelor of Pharmacy

Motivation for joining or attending the program
• Exposure to the clinical environment which would allow me to bridge the gap between theory and real practice.
• Exposure to medical professionals from other healthcare specialties, which would strike a mutual understanding for the need to provide integrated and inter-disciplinary patient centered care.

Name: Mwanguhya Patrick
Institution: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Program of study: BACHELOR OF PHARMACY

Motivation for attending GEMx under AFREhealth

It was a great pleasure for me to actively participate in this program. I used to hear other
students talk about the Global Educational Exchange in Medicine and Health Professions (GEMx) program but I did not know exactly what was involved in it though I always wanted to be a part. It was one blessed evening when I received a call from my clinical pharmacy lecturer who asked me whether I was interested to represent pharmacy in the GEMx program and I immediately responded, thank you so much this is a great opportunity I have always been waiting for.

Name: Samantha Katsande
Name of institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Program of study: BSc Medical Imaging (Sonography)
Motivation for joining/attending the program:
As a student in the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences we rarely get to interact with students from other faculties under the College of Health Sciences. The GEMx exchange program provided a platform to learn and exchange ideas with fellow students in the medical sciences. My motivation to join the program was the opportunity that it created to network and learn from fellow students and facilitators from another institution and country.

I am Sheila Atenge from Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda pursuing a bachelor’s degree of science in Physiotherapy. This program was not only an invaluable experience but also a great opportunity to learn from different professionals from different medical disciplines with a common goal in enhancing patient centered care in Uganda and University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Name: TANAKA SAMUDZI
Name of institution: UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE
Course Studying: PHYSIOTHERAPY

Motivation for joining
I wanted to expand my knowledge in patient management and to build network connections with other health professionals globally, so as to widen my career opportunities.

Name: Yordanos Ejigu
Institution: Debre Tabor University
Course: Medical Student
Motivation: I am the type of person that is always eager to learn new things, to network with new people and always involved in extracurricular activities. When I heard that my school was eligible for the GEMx programs, I was really interested and applied to the programs immediately and thankfully I was accepted.