{"id":4803,"date":"2021-04-12T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2021-04-17T16:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T12:51:02","slug":"message-from-senator-rasha-kelej-announcing-scholarships-for-young-doctors-in-various-new-specialties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=4803","title":{"rendered":"Message from Senator Rasha Kelej announcing scholarships for young Doctors in various new specialties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/assets\/plugins\/ckfinder\/core\/connector\/php\/connector.php?command=Proxy&amp;type=Files&amp;currentFolder=%2F&amp;fileName=Image+1%2815%29.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div><p>In line with our vision to strengthen the public healthcare system in&nbsp; Africa, Asia, and developing countries, I am very proud to announce that Merck Foundation have widened the horizons by introducing scholarships for young local doctors in many new underserved specialties including Emergency and Resuscitation Medicine, Gastroenterology, Laparoscopic Surgical Skills, Mental Health: Psychological Therapies, Orthopedic Trauma Science, Paediatric, Emergency Medicine, Advanced Surgical Practice, , Dermatology, Neonatal Medicine, Pain Management, Psychiatry, Clinical Microbiology and infectious diseases, Ophthalmology, Internal Medicine, Neuroimaging for research, Urology, Trauma and orthopedics.<\/p><p>We believe that every patient is important and deserves the best of specialized treatment, irrespective of the geographical parameters. 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