Paediatric residents attend their CEPI exchange program in Seattle
The Clinical Education Partnership Initiative (CEPI) between the University of Washington (UW) and the University of Nairobi (UoN) facilitates a medical training exchange. Kenyan medical students train at UW Medicine hospitals in Seattle, while UW residents can gain experience in rural Kenya. The program is designed to enhance global health education and clinical skills for both groups of trainees through a collaborative exchange.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Diana Marangu speaking at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) 2025
For a long time many have thought there is no CF in African people. Slowly we are identifying children with CF on our continent and in Kenya. Children with CF may present with meconium ileus; recurrent pneumonia; and severe malnutrition due to pancreatic insufficiency - conditions we commonly see in Kenya. The next time you identify a patient with these clinical features, consider CF in your differential diagnoses. We can now perform sweat conductivity testing in Nairobi, a functional test for CF. Additionally, there is an access program for modulator therapy in Kenya.