Archive for March, 2009

Pictures and Pediatrics

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Hello all! I'm happy to share that I will be doing my pediatric residency at Children's Mercy in Kansas City! It was a big relief to open my envelope on Match Day and find that name. Now I am in the ...

Pics

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

 Macha Mission Hospital*****  Men's Ward****  Patients waiting outside operating room***** Seeing a patient in the clinic*****  Patients waiting to be seen in clinic *****  The dorm at the MIAM research compound***** One of my little friends at the dorm :-)*****     The Macha market*****   One of the views ...

Home sweet home

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Hello all! Just a quick note that I have finally arrived in Kansas City after a few delays and a long 30 or so hour travel process. It is good to be home. The contrast to Zambia is still a ...

A good reminder, and a good send off

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Today was my last full day in Macha. I will leave tomorrow for Choma with another medical student, his wife, and a young missionary couple. We will stay the night in Choma and then go on to Livingstone for the ...

International Women’s Day

Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Today is International Women's Day in Zambia...something I'm pretty sure the USA should participate in :-). I guess technically yesterday was the day but today is a national holiday since it fell on a Sunday. In honor of the holiday ...

An Embarrassment of Riches

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »

Victory! The internet is still working this evening so I get a chance to tell you my story. I think it really highlights how the funny, beautiful, and sad aspects of life can be so rolled up together ...

Radio silence

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Hello family and friends! The internet has been a little tempermental lately and I have not had access at all for several days...so sorry for the lack of communication. Things have been quite busy at the hospital this week and we ...