on respect and trust between collaborators.40 Historic
asymmetries in power and prestige continue to exist
between professional groups and between educational
institutions of the global North and South.41 These
power differentials can be detrimental to the formation
of trust and effective partnerships both at home
and abroad.42 Yet, change is possible. For example, our
University’s Schools of Nursing, Dentistry and Medicine
are currently involved in the largest health care
systems strengthening program ever funded by the
U.S. Government.43 The Rwandan Human Resources
for Health Initiative is a partnership designed to
improve the educational capabilities of Rwandan
schools of nursing, medicine and dentistry so that
they may educate their own health professionals to
the highest standards. In contrast to North-South collaborations
in the past, this eight-year effort has been
conceptualized and is being led by the Rwandan Government’s
Ministries of Health and Education.44 In a
similar vein, UMB’s interprofessional global health
faculty have sought — with considerable effort — to
find “a place for all at the global health table.”45