Marie Consolatrice Sage Ishimwe

With a background in General Medicine, Public Health, and health research, I have over five years significant experience serving communities gained from working with different governmental and non-governmental organizations through clinical diagnosis and management, health education, health promotion, research team leading, team building, and facilitating projects and programs to successfully meet their goals. I am a highly motivated, hardworking, and goal-oriented professional with experience in research projects, grant applications, research writing, implementation, reporting and publications. I am passionate about applying those skills in any field that combines research and the implementation of health interventions that improve the health outcomes of the community.

• Tackling under-5 stunting for improved early childhood development in Rwanda, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 10/2022, 48 months, $20,000, Co-PI, Dr. Alemayehu Amberbir
• Exploring the factors associated with preventable birth asphyxia at Kacyiru Hospital in Rwanda, Rwandan Ministry of Health/District Operational Research Challenge Fund Grant, 12/2017, 12 months, $3,000, PI

• Member of Research and Publication Committee, April 2022 - Present, University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Monitor the progress in research and publication of the university, Record and Maintain research activities carried out by the faculty members, Review publications and advise for academic promotions within the university, Compiled policies and procedures for academic promotions within the university
• Member of E-learning Committee, September 2022 - Present, University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Provide guidance on new development tools and interface design, Assist in assessing and selecting new materials, including educational software, Schedule and manage online exam support, Provide training to faculty and staff in Blackboard Learn course design as well as other professional development sessions
• Student Representative, 2015-2016, University of Rwanda/ College of Medicine, and Health Sciences Students Endowment Fund
• General Secretary, 2014-2015, Rwanda Village Community Promoters (R-vcp)
• Student’s Representative, 2009-2010, Ecole Secondaire Saint Vincent-Muhoza/Rwanda

• National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Fellow, 2020-2021, 69706, $50,000
• Imbuto Foundation/Rwanda, Best Performer in High School Education Level, 2010
• Government of Rwanda, six years scholarship for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, 2010-2017

• CITI Program, Good Clinical Practice Course for Clinical Trials Involving Drugs (ICH focus) & GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Biologics (ICH focus), 08/28/2026
• Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) Fellowship, May-August 2023
• Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) Clinical Trials training, January-March 2023
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Scientific research paper writing workshop, 2019
• World Health Organization (WHO), Vaccine Safety Surveillance training, 2019
• Rwanda Pediatric Association, Emergency Triage Assessment, and Treatment (ETAT) course, 2016
• Rwanda Village Community Promoters (R-vcp) Grant application & Research proposal writing course, 2014
• University of Rwanda, EPLM-English Learning, September 2011-July 2012
• Cisco Networking Academy, IT Essentials trainee, 2011

• Group E. Equitable access to quality injury care; Equi ‑ Injury project protocol for prioritizing interventions in four low ‑ or middle ‑ income countries: a mixed method study., 2024, Ishimwe MCS, et al., https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10668-y, I contributed to tailoring the project to the Rwanda context and led the ethical approval application process. I reviewed the final protocol manuscript.
• Leveraging multisectoral approach to understand the determinants of childhood stunting in Rwanda: a systematic review and meta-analysis., 2024, Kalinda C., et al., https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02438-4, I contributed to the literature search. I reviewed the analyses and drafted the first version of the manuscript. I reviewed the final manuscript.
• Reversing the trend: a scoping review of health innovation transfer or exchange from low- and middle-income countries to high-income countries., 2023, Ishimwe MCS, et al., https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013583
• Prevalence of HIV testing uptake among the nevermarried young men (15–24) in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of demographic and health survey data (2015–2020)., 2023, Musonda E, et al., https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292182, I assisted with data collection and dataset cleaning. I reviewed the analyses and drafted the introduction and discussion sections of the manuscript. I reviewed and provided feedback on the final manuscript.
• Understanding factors associated with rural ‐ urban disparities of stunting among under ‐ five children in Rwanda: A decomposition analysis approach., 2023, Kalinda C, et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13511, I participated in the refinement of the research question. I reviewed the analyses and drafted the introduction and discussion sections of the manuscript. I reviewed and provided feedback on the final manuscript.
• Socio-demographic and environmental determinants of under-5 stunting in Rwanda: Evidence from a multisectoral study., 2023, Chester Kalinda, et al., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10043183/, I assisted with data collection and dataset cleaning. I reviewed the analyses and drafted the introduction and discussion sections of the manuscript. I reviewed and provided feedback on the final manuscript.
• A Scoping Review of Trials Designed to Achieve Remission of Type 2 Diabetes with Lifestyle Intervention Alone: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa., 2023, Karera MGD, et al., https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S403054, I contributed to the literature search. I reviewed the analyses and drafted the first version of the manuscript. I reviewed the final manuscript.
• Trends and socio-demographic components of modern contraceptive use among sexually active women in Rwanda: a multivariate decomposition analysis., 2022, Kalinda C, et al., https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01545-0, I participated in the refinement of the research question. I reviewed the analyses and drafted the introduction and discussion sections of the manuscript. I reviewed and provided feedback on the final manuscript.
• Beta-Cell Failure rather than Insulin Resistance is the Major Cause of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans: Insight from the Africans in America Study., 2021, Ishimwe MCS, et al., http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002447
• Africans who arrive in the United States before 20 years of age maintain both cardiometabolic health and cultural identity: Insight from the Africans in America study., 2020, Shoup EM, et al., https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249405, I assisted with data collection and dataset cleaning. I reviewed the analyses and drafted introduction and discussion sections of the manuscript. I reviewed and provided feedback on the final manuscript.
• Factors associated with preventable hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in term neonates at Kacyiru Hospital, Rwanda., 2019, Ishimwe S. Marie Consolatrice, et al.

• Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), April 14-16, 2023, Washington DC, USA, Co-organized and hosted a side event on Policy and Research for health equity in Africa
• Empowering Next Generation Researchers in Perinatal and Child Health (ENRICH) symposium, May 24-27, 2023, Nova Scotia, Canada, Represented University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) for strategic planning
• 16th Annual National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Scientific Conference, April 1-2, 2021, Presented research on Beta-Cell Failure and Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Africans
• American Diabetes Association’s 81st Scientific Sessions, June 25th-29th, 2021, Presented research on Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Consequences
• Mid-Atlantic Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium, September 25th, 2020