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Khan Academy: Khan Academy in African medical schools
From Khan Academy’s Rishi Desai, MD: My mom was born in Nairobi, Kenya, so being invited to go out to East Africa to speak about Khan Academy Medicine was a real treat. I was there for the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) meeting, and in attendance were 12 of the premier African medical schools. I went to the meeting with a lot of classic assumptions: Internet access would be limited, convincing faculty and students that online education makes sense would be tough, enriching the in-class experience would be a challenge, and on and on… Here’s the reality. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College has been using video based education for over a year. They have their medical students watch videos made by their professors before coming to class. To make sure that they are actually watching the videos, there is a short 10 minute quiz at the beginning of class that each student takes alone. This forces each student to com…