Graduated - Class of 2017
Faculty Position – UCSF
Research/Clinical Interests: Global maternal and adolescent health, value-based OB/GYN care, healthcare management, process improvement, innovative health technologies for low-resource settings, diffusion of innovation, medical education
Education/Training
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Year |
Institution | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | University of California, San Francisco | Residency | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2014 | Duke University School of Medicine | MD | Medicine |
| 2009 | Harvard Business School | M BA | Business Administration |
| 2006 | Duke University | BA | Public Policy |
Research & Professional Experience
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Duke Global Health Institute: Supervised assessment and managed data collection of advanced life support in obstetrics evaluation amongst final year medical students in Rwanda. (Kigali, Rwanda) |
| 2008 | Duke Global Health Institute and Fuqua School of Business: Compiled research on innovative private sector responses to the global healthcare worker shortage with a focus on initiatives impacting insurance schemes, contracts with workers, and regulation/accreditation. (Kampala, Uganda) |
| 2006-2007 | J. William Fulbright Program grantee: Evaluated availability of adolescent reproductive and sexual health education in collaboration with the Direction of Population in the Moroccan Ministry of Health. (Rabat, Morocco) |
| 2006 | Duke University Health Policy Capstone Course: Identified major areas of service provision in need of reform for the reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act and presented recommendations to staffers of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee. |
| 2003 | Institute de Hygiene Social (IHS): Interviewed sex workers regarding socioeconomic circumstances, knowledge of sexually transmitted infections, and HIV/AIDS and compiled demographic information and recommendations for social policy. (Dakar, Senegal) |
Achievements & Recognition
| Year | Major Honors |
|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | Fulbright Grantee, Morocco |
| 2006 | Terry Sanford School of Public Policy Senior Leadership Award |
| 2002-2006 | AJ Tannenbaum Trinity Scholar |
Publications
Homaifar N, Mwesigye D, Tchwenko S, Worjoloh A, Joharifard S, Kyamanywa P, Wilkinson J, Rulisa S, Thielman NM. Emergency obstetrics knowledge and practical skills retention among medical students in Rwanda following a short training course. int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Feb;120(2):195-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.07.031. Epub 2012 Dec 20. PMID: 23260993
Homaifar N, Wasik SZ. Interviews with senegalese commercial sex trade workers and implications for social programming.Health Care Women Int. 2005 Feb;26(2):118-33. PMID: 15804912