Alemseged Woretaw Agmassie

Alemseged Woretaw has almost 12 years’ experience as an educator for the health professions, contributing greatly towards competent health workforce development. Currently, he is a technical advisor for the National Board of Examinations at the Ministry of Health,Ethiopia which aims to protect the public from incompetent entry-level health professionals. He also works closely with universities to improve student assessment and learning by synchronizing licensure exam preparation with faculty development efforts. Alemseged Woretaw Agmassie is a medical doctor with a master’s degree in Medical Biochemistry, and is passionate about educating and training future health professionals. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Alemseged plans to continue his work with the exam board, impacting the teaching-learning process, especially student assessment. He will also help to fill the gap in academic leadership skills in medical schools, and plans to design high-impact academic leadership training, promoting mentorship and partnership among academic leaders.