Tag: Ophthalmology
RIIO Signs Partnership with Direct Aid.
RIIO Director Dr. John Nkurikiye on behalf of RIIO signed a partnership agreement with Mr. MAGDI Khattab representative of DIRECT AID, Rwanda. The aim of this agreement is to conduct a school screening of 10,000 children in Gasabo District. This activity will kick off when school resumes around the third […]
RIIO PGY4 Residents Pass Clinical Exit Exams at First Attempt
A few months ago, the first batch of Ophthalmology residents at RIIO and thus the first ever trained within Rwanda sat for their International Council of Ophthalmology exams Part C. They passed at first attempt. Just as they had done with Part A and B. This week they sat their […]
Announcing our new faculty
We’re delighted to announce a new addition to our Faculty, Dr. John Cropsey. Dr. Cropsey completed his ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital. After residency, World Medical Mission’s Post-Residency Program provided Dr. Cropsey with an opportunity to be mentored for two years as a Global Ophthalmology fellow (2009-2011) at Tenwek […]
RIIO PGY1 residents on Elective term in Kenya
RIIO PGY1 students are currently on an elective term at the KISII Eye Hospital, Kenya. They will spend two months learning about physiology, optics, and refraction.