Richard E. Gallagher, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Division of Medical Education in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Science and a member of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, was invited to share his expertise in graduate medical education at the "Annual Conference of Cairo University" and the "National Workshop on Reforming Medical Education in Cancer Centers and Medical Students" in Egypt in May.

Dr. Gallagher participated as a member of a team of United States cancer educators in discussions of undergraduate and graduate medical education at Cairo University and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of Cairo University. He is one of a select group of American faculty who were asked to review the status of medical education in Egypt and suggest ways to reform and restructure the NCI program to achieve better clinical outcomes. Other members of the team included faculty from the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Roswell Park Cancer Center, the University of Michigan School of Medicine and Dartmouth Medical School.

"This was a unique opportunity to participate in the creation of reforms that could have a long-lasting impact on health care in Egypt," according to Dr. Gallagher. "Not only can they learn from us about current and emerging standards of training but this is an opportunity for us to learn from them". Dr. Gallagher is recognized for his contributions as a medical educator with many years of experience in cancer medical curriculum development and program evaluation.