SCHUMAN MEDICAL PRACTICE - Key Persons
With a migration background, my basic medical education has been a journey I had the opportunity to complete in two different countries Rwanda and Belgium. Thereafter, I trained to become a Family Physician here in Belgium; the period wherein I worked in 2 different practices under supervision; in a small village (Zele) and a city (Ghent) for a period of two years. Since qualifying as a Family Physician, five years ago, I have been working in a community Health Centre in Lokeren. I have a special interest in women's health and I am passionate about providing quality primary healthcare on a background of evidence-based medicine with a focus on prevention. I am looking forward to come and empower the Schuman medical practice in the spring of 2022.
After finishing my basic medical degree in 2003 at the KULeuven, I trained for another 2 years as a General Practitioner in group practice in Beerse, Belgium. After qualifying as a GP, I left Belgium and became a medical missionary in Pemba Mozambique. I was there for more than a decade as part of a wonderful medical team. Together we founded a primary health care facility, as well as running a mobile medical clinic in rural African villages. There I discovered how true love ‘has hands and feet' and how to express this in caring for the sick and needy. Now I have returned to the multicultural capital of my own country Belgium, wanting to care for the sick, whatever nationality or background they come from. My desire is to see people healthy, finding true well-being in life.
I am Belgian, and married. I am fluent in Dutch and English, and I speak basic Portuguese and some French.