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Edemariam Tsega

Edemariam Tsega(Amharic:እደማርያም ፀጋ;7 July 1938 – 1 January 2018) was anEthiopianphysician and educator credited with introducing the post-graduate program ininternal medicinein Ethiopia.

Edemariam Tsega
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እደማርያም ፀጋ
Born
Edemariam Tsega Teshale

(1938-07-07)7 July 1938
Gondar,Occupied Ethiopia,Italian East Africa
Died1 January 2018(2018-01-01)(aged 79)
Hamilton, Ontario,Canada
Citizenship
  • Ethiopia
  • Canada
Occupation(s)Physician and educator
Children4, includingAida Edemariam
Awards
  • Order of the Blue Nile
  • Rockefeller Foundation's Research Fellowship
  • Distinguished Scientist Award,AAU
  • Bikila Award
Academic background
Education

Life and career

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Early life and education

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Edemariam Tsega Teshale was born on 7 July 1938, inGondar,Ethiopia[1]to Aleqa Tsega Teshalé, anEthiopian Orthodox Churchscholar and chief priest (Liqe Kahinat inAmharic) ofBegemdirandSimienregions,[2]and Yètèmegnu Mekonnen (1919–2013).[3]He received aBachelor of Sciencedegree in 1961 fromAddis Ababa Universityand aDoctor of Medicine(MDCM) in 1965 fromMcGill University.[4][5]He then travelled to the UK to study and graduate fromLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicinein 1969. Prior to 1971, he underwent a rotating internship in internal medicine, andGastroenterologyrotation training at theMontreal General Hospital.[4][5][6]

Career

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Returning to Ethiopia

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In 1971, Tsega went back to Ethiopia and worked at the Faculty of Medicine atAddis Ababa University(AAU) as a Medical Director and Internist at Leul Mekonnen andHaile Selassie Ihospitals. Later, in 1974–91, he became Head ofAAU's Department of Internal Medicine, and joined the Faculty of Medicine atAAUin 1972, becoming a full Professor in 1981, making him the first Ethiopian to achieve that.[6]

During his tenure, Tsega was appointed as Chairman of the Faculty of Medicine Graduate Commission and a member of many committees ofAAUand the Ministry of Health. He was the president of the Confederation of African Medical Associations and Societies between 1989 and 1990,[5]and also served as the President of theEthiopian Medical Associationfrom 1990 to 1993.[7]In 1991, he completed hisDoctor of PhilosophyinVirologyfromLund University,[6]and was awarded aRockefeller Foundation's Research Fellowship as Visiting Professor at McGill University. He also became a Diplomate of theAmerican Board of Internal Medicine.[5]Between 1992 and 1994, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine,AAU.[6]

Tsega also had several appointments and memberships to the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, the Science and Technology Commission of Ethiopia, Ethiopia's Commission for Higher Education, and academic and professional associations.

For 23 years, Tsega worked as aninternistand gastroenterologist conducting clinical research with grants from Swedish Development Cooperation Agency, Department for Research and Addis Ababa University with a focus onviral hepatitis,[8][9]acute[10]andchronic liver disease.[5][6]He also taught clinical medicine,endoscopicandlaparoscopictoresidentsstudents and doctors.

Tsega is credited with introducing the post-graduate program in Internal Medicine in Ethiopia.[11]He pioneered in Ethiopia's medical education and trained generations of medical professionals in the country.[4]He made significant contributions to the university, including teaching and mentoring medical students and conducting research inhepatology,gastroenterology, andtropical medicine.He also established the Tsega Endowment Fund to support the training of Ethiopian physicians in Internal Medicine atAAUand Ethiopian hospitals.[12]

Moving to Canada

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After moving to Canada in 1994, Professor Edemariam served as a clinical professor of medicine in the Faculty of Medicine,Memorial University of Newfoundland,and was later appointedProfessor Emeritusof Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine,McMaster University.He worked as a general internist from 1994 until 2001 inGrand Falls-Windsor,Newfoundland,and from 2001 until retirement in 2014 withHamilton Health Sciences/McMaster University.[12][6]He visited Ethiopia several times for periods of one month to teach at the Gondar Faculty of Medicine between 1999 and 2008.[12]

Tsega was also the author of a book titledThe Life History & Qineis of Liqe Kahnat Aleqa Tsega Teshale(Tsega's father) in 2018,[13]and a guide to writing medical case reports titledA Guide to Writing Medical Case Reports (Green Book).[14][15]

Personal life and death

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Tsega was married in 1972 toFrances Lester,a distinguished doctor herself.[6][16]Together they had four children, Aida, Naomi, Yohannes and Yodit.[17]His daughterAida Edemariam,editor and writer atThe Guardian,[18]publishedThe Wife's Tale: A Personal Historyin 2018,[19]which is the story of Tsega's mother, Yètèmegnu.[20]

Tsega died on 1 January 2018 inHamilton,Canada.[1][21]Tsega was described by theEthiopian Observeras "a light in the darkness" who will be always remembered.[12]

Awards and honours

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Tsega received several honours and awards throughout his life, including the Distinguished Scientist Award fromAAU,theOrder of the Blue Nilefor scientific achievement from the government of Ethiopia, the President's Award for distinguished services from the Medical Staff Association, the P2P Annual Award in 2004,[22]Hamilton Health Sciences,and theBikilaAward in 2017.[16][4][23]

Tsega was elected a Fellow of theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canadain 1971,[5]a Fellow ofThe World Academy of Sciencesin 1987,[24]and a Fellow of theAfrican Academy of Sciencesin 1988.[5]

References

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  2. ^"The Life History & Qineis of Liqe Kahnat Aleqa Tsega Teshale - 978-1-59-907131-2 - Biographies & Memoirs - Book Subjects - by Dr Edemariam Tsega".www.store.tsehaipublishers.com.Archivedfrom the original on 15 June 2021.Retrieved7 April2023.
  3. ^Mohamed, Nadifa (23 February 2018)."The Wife's Tale by Aida Edemariam review – portrait of a mother goddess".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Archivedfrom the original on 19 March 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
  4. ^abcd"Edemarim Tsega Pioneer in Medicine".Ethiopian Doctors.Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2023.Retrieved4 April2023.
  5. ^abcdefg"Tsega Edemariam | The AAS".www.aasciences.africa.Archivedfrom the original on 4 April 2023.Retrieved4 April2023.
  6. ^abcdefgSiraj, Elias S.; Darge, Kassa; Tadesse, Yewondwossen (2018)."Edemariam Tsega (1938 – 2018)".International Journal of Ethiopian Studies.12(1): 133–136.ISSN1543-4133.JSTOR27026542.Archivedfrom the original on 6 April 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
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  8. ^Parry, Eldryd; Godfrey, Richard; Mabey, David; Gill, Geoffrey (25 March 2004).Principles of Medicine in Africa.Cambridge University Press.ISBN978-0-521-80616-9.Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
  9. ^Tsega, Edemariam; Nordenfelt, Erik; Mengesha, Biru; Hansson, Bengt Göran; Tsega, Molla; Lindberg, Johan (January 1990)."Age-specific Prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus Antibody in Ethiopian Children".Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases.22(2): 145–148.doi:10.3109/00365549009037894.ISSN0036-5548.PMID2356438.Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
  10. ^Tsega, Edemariam; Krawczynski, K.; Hansson, B.-G.; Nordenfelt, E.; Negusse, Y.; Alemu, W.; Bahru, Y. (August 1991)."Outbreak of acute hepatitis E virus infection among military personnel in northern Ethiopia".Journal of Medical Virology.34(4): 232–236.doi:10.1002/jmv.1890340407.PMID1940876.S2CID22415896.
  11. ^ፕሮፌሰር እደማርያም ፀጋ ከ1929 እስከ 2010 || Professor Edemariam Tsega 1938 - 2018,7 January 2018,archivedfrom the original on 4 April 2023,retrieved4 April2023
  12. ^abcdObserver, Ethiopia (5 January 2018)."A prominent physician and educator, Prof. Edemarim Tsega".Ethiopia Observer.Archivedfrom the original on 4 April 2023.Retrieved4 April2023.
  13. ^"The Life History & Qineis of Liqe Kahnat Aleqa Tsega Te…".Goodreads.Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
  14. ^Biniyam L (25 August 2018)."A guide to writing medical case reports (Green book) by Edemariam Tsega".slideshare.net.Archivedfrom the original on 4 April 2023.Retrieved4 April2023.
  15. ^A guide to writing medical case reports.Addis Ababa University Press. 1978.Archivedfrom the original on 6 April 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  16. ^ab"Bikila Award: Events".www.bikilaaward.org.Archivedfrom the original on 9 May 2021.Retrieved6 April2023.
  17. ^"Professor Edemariam Tsega Passed Away".www.bikilaaward.org.4 January 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 23 January 2022.Retrieved6 April2023.
  18. ^"Aida Edemariam | The Guardian".the Guardian.Retrieved7 April2023.
  19. ^"The Wife's Tale by Aida Edemariam - 9781538502471".www.bookdepository.com.Retrieved7 April2023.
  20. ^Mohamed, Nadifa (23 February 2018)."The Wife's Tale by Aida Edemariam review – portrait of a mother goddess".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved7 April2023.
  21. ^"Edemariam Tsega | AddisNews.net".Archivedfrom the original on 7 July 2022.Retrieved6 April2023.
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  23. ^"Bikila Awards for Ethiopian achievers".Ron Fanfair.4 October 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 4 April 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
  24. ^Sciences (TWAS), The World Academy of."Edemariam Tsega".TWAS.Archivedfrom the original on 6 July 2022.Retrieved6 April2023.
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