Wall recognized for work at Ethiopian university

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L. Lewis Wall, MD, DPhil (right), professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine, receives a gold medal for his “meritorius contributions” to medical education. He was honored in October at Mekelle University College of Medical and Health Sciences in Ethiopia. Wall, also a professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, was a Fulbright Scholar at Mekelle University for eight months earlier this year. He has been actively involved with medical education at Mekelle for several years and has led several trips with Washington University faculty to build a collaborative continuing medical education program in Mekelle for Ethiopian doctors, residents and medical students.
(Credit: COURTESY OF LEWIS WALL)