The University of Toronto and Addis Ababa University are pleased to invite you to the next episode of the Health in Africa series discussing A Model for International Partnerships.
This conversation will be led by Marci Rose, the Toronto Director for the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration (TAAAC).
TAAAC is an international partnership between the University of Toronto and the Addis Ababa University to enhance Ethiopia’s healthcare and education systems, fostering sustainable development and addressing critical societal challenges.
Participants will be able to:
1. Learn key partnership lessons from the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration
2. Identify some principles of international partnerships
3. Set expectation within an international partnership
Our Speaker, Marci Rose, an experienced Occupational Therapist, earned her degrees from The Ohio State University and the University of Toronto.
She began her career at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, later serving as Occupational Therapist-in-Chief and holding management roles at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Marci then became Administrative Director at Mount Sinai Hospital before founding the Frederick W. Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Passionate about global health, she leads initiatives in Ethiopia, including as Toronto Director for Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration (TAAAC). Marci also lectures at the University of Toronto and leads international disability initiatives.
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