Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Back in the US of A!!! I'll try to do a couple more posts before I leave for Phoenix for medical school graduation. For now, after 3 flights in 24hrs., I need some rest.
Culture, part 2
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Culture Shock- a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment. Culture shock can often be overwhelming. For some who travel the first time ...
Culture, part 1
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Culture- the sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another. As an American, many things are difficult to understand when one first steps into a third world nation. Such as: how do so ...
Miracle drugs
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Chloramphenicol. Hailed as the new miracle antibiotic at its inception in 1949, it is now a rarely used relic in the war on bacteria. Its spectrum of activity is impressive- it covers the majority of typical and atypical ...
Thoughts
Saturday, May 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Random thoughts on medicine, missions, Africa, Ghana, and more… I was first assist on a C-section last night. I have never had a desire to be a surgeon. Some people are meant to live in the OR, and some ...
Still going!
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »So, it's been a few days since I've updated. While we've been pretty busy, that's not the only reason. I did my first call shift here on Monday, and well... I'm not sure how much worse it could have been. ...
Takin’ it easy…
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Tomorrow is a national holiday called May Day. I actually don't know what the reason for occasion is, but either way, we don't have clinic tomorrow. I'll be on call, which means I do rounds 3 times- once with the ...
Rounds in the morning, then…
Saturday, May 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »We had the afternoon off, so obviously we had to do something fun! Luckily, I came back with all of my limbs, fingers, and toes. I was actually more scared of the smaller, more aggressive croc behind me, since he ...