Rachel Galvao, MD
Hospital ResidentCards
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Research
Publications
2023
Transforming medical education in Liberia through an international community of inquiry
Talbert-Slagle K, Ajami I, Currey B, Galvao R, Hadush J, Li S, Flowers J, Ziah M, Amuh D, Rabb M, Ilesanmi O, Allen N, Martin M, Miller M, Yaman A, Nuthulaganti T, Plyler C, Kumeh O, Sieka J, Ogbuagu O, Marsh R, Rastegar A, Sherman L, Adams Z, Benson A, Dahn B. Transforming medical education in Liberia through an international community of inquiry. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001610. PMID: 36963025, PMCID: PMC10021565, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity of inquiryOnly medical schoolMedical educationPhysician workforceUndergraduate medical educationEvidence-informed practiceU.S. academic institutionsInquiry approachMedical schoolsMutual learning processGlobal health partnershipsEducationAcademic institutionsBuilding capacityInquirySchoolsOrganizational transformationFacultyInstitutional affiliationHealth partnershipsPartnershipMethod assessmentSector stakeholdersNon-governmental organizationsStrategic planning
2020
The changing perception and knowledge of obstetric fistula: a qualitative study
Chen C, Jiao J, Mbabazi G, Long A, Galvao R, Rwabizi D, Dushimiyimana B, Ngoga E. The changing perception and knowledge of obstetric fistula: a qualitative study. International Urogynecology Journal 2020, 31: 2419-2425. PMID: 32789811, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-020-04448-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup of womenObstetric fistulaHealth workersStigmatizing beliefsCesarean sectionGenitourinary complaintsUrinary incontinenceVaginal deliveryGenitourinary conditionsUnaffected womenUrban hospitalWomen's knowledgeWomenAxial techniqueFistulaConstant comparative methodAwareness campaignsFocus groupsQualitative studyGroupSemi-structured interviewsPrior studiesParticipantsIncontinenceHypothesisTo
2017
How obstetricians and pregnant women decide mode of birth in light of a recent regulation in Brazil
Galvao R, Hawley NL, da Silva CS, Silveira MF. How obstetricians and pregnant women decide mode of birth in light of a recent regulation in Brazil. Women And Birth 2017, 31: e310-e317. PMID: 29229514, DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research