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 ...
The long awaited..Q&A!
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »Hello all! I have had a request for the first question in this post...so without further ado: 1) When do I come home: I will fly from Zambia on March 16th (yes fellow M4's...the day we find out!) and will be ...
Amazing experience
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »Hello all! I am back in Macha after a wonderful four day weekend. We went on our safari in Botswana and it exceeded even my high expectations. It was an amazing, awe-inspiring experience. We traveled to Livingstone on Thursday and ...
Botswana safari
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Hello all! I know I said that the next post would be a Q and A, but I only have a minute right now and wanted to take my opportunity to post while the internet is working well. On Thursday ...