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Associate Professor Catherine Abbo | |
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| Born | Catherine Abbo 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Medicine inMedicine and Surgery) Makerere University (Master of Medicine inPsychiatry) (JointPhD inTranscultural Psychiatry) Makerere University Karolinska Institute (Master in Philosophy in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) University of Cape Town (Fellow) College of Medicine of South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | researcher,Medical doctor, andacademic |
| Years active | 1998—present |
| Title | Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, atMakerere University |
Catherine Abbo (born 1972) is a Ugandanresearcher,medical doctor andacademic.[1] She is currently serving as a lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences atMakerere University.[2]
She graduated fromMakerere University with aBachelor of Medicine andsurgery, aMasters degree inPsychiatry fromMakerere University, a jointPhD inTranscultural Psychiatry fromMakerere University andKarolinska Institute, inSweden (2005-2009).[3][4] Her Master of Philosophy in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from University of Cape (2012-2014).[1] She is a fellow ofCollege of Medicine of South Africa.[3][2]
Abbo did her medical internship at Mulago hospital in Kampala after she served as a Medical Officer in Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital.[1][2][3] In June 2006, Abbo joined Makerere University as an Assistant lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry.[3][1][4][5] She is a visiting lecturer at Gulu University infaculty of Medicine.[3][6][2]
She has published the finding of her research in Child and Adolescent, Psychiatry and Mental Health and Transcultural Psychiatry[3] in medical journals and other peer publications hence cited with an H-index of 46 with 847 citations and has thus published research findings in over 67 peer-reviewed journal Scientific publications.[7][8][9][6] She was awarded the Young Minds Award 2005 in Psychiatry by American Psychiatric Association in International Category[10][11]
She serves as the President Elect Uganda Psychiatric Association, chairperson for UMA SACCO, chairperson for Governing Council at Butabika School of Psychiatric Clinical Officers.
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