Friday, March 1, 2013. I think in the end this trip will make me a better doctor and a better person. A better understanding of medicine. Definitely gained a different perspective on medicine and how to manage patients in a resource-limited setting. Not sure if this will ever be applicable in the States, though. Avoid contracting an infectious disease.

Our time with the NiR program has come to an end and we leave Kenya in just a few hours. The experience has been well worth the distance from family, delayed employment, and gathering student loan interest. 8220;And so you are going abroad; and when do you return? .

Tuesday, February 26, 2013. 26 Feb 2013, Alternative Medicine Day. Monday, February 25, 2013. This is not to say that everyone here lives in absolute poverty. On the contrary, there are areas of Kampala, for example some of the 5-star resorts, that parallel even the most expensive foreign hotels. Indeed, there are Ugandans easily able to afford such luxuries. Nonetheless, the vast majority do live without resources most Americans would consider essential to daily life. Thursday, February 21, 2013.

Kawempe Acute Care Ward in Kampala, Uganda. Drs Okello and Samuel traveled by transport van provided by Mulago Hospital to our new assignment at Kawempe Hospital, which is also a national referral hospital, located approximately 30 minutes from Mulago Hospital. Child Malnutrition Unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Greetings from Kampala, Uganda! Panama a country bles.

Going to Africa for the first time. Going to Africa for the first time. Going to Africa for the first time. 8220;As long as I can get into Africa, I would be happy with anything.