The professional exchanges through the Open World Leadership Center provide Keystone with the opportunity to share knowledge, expertise and important cultural perspectives with human service leaders from Eurasia and the Baltic States. By developing a network of leaders who have gained an understanding of how American communities address challenges, these professional exchanges build mutual understanding between visiting professionals and their American hosts and counterparts and lay the foundation for collaborations and cooperation between human service leaders across the globe.

We hosted our first delegation from Moldova in 2008, which focused on Public Health – Primary Health Care System Reform. Recently, Moldova has been reforming its healthcare and human services sectors, and the professional exchanges provide Moldavian professionals with the opportunity to learn about ideas and practices they can adapt to their work in their own country.

Petru Ciubotaru

Acting Director

Central Regional Hospital

Elena Palanciuc

Deputy Director

Orhei Family Doctors Center

Irina Popov

Deputy Chief Doctor

University First Medicine Clinic “N Testemitseanu”

Tatiana Zatic

Deputy Chief for Individual Medical Services

Ministry of Health, Republic of Moldova

Victoria Vorosciuc (Facilitator)

Participating Organizations 2008

• Capital Blue Cross
• Hamilton Health Center
• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
• Moffitt Heart & Vascular Group
• PA Association of Community Health Centers
• Penn State School of Nursing
• Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center
• Pinnacle Health Systems

Source: http://www.keystonehumanservices.org/