Final Post
Friday, December 20th, 2019 |
Tomorrow we leave for the airport. I am already getting a little sad about the prospect of leaving. We have already started with a few goodbyes to people we won’t see today. I also made the mistake of checking the weather at home. While it is currently 64 degrees and climbing here, at home it […]
Week 3
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 |
I am back on the inpatient ward. Elaina is rounding on the female ward and I am on the male ward. Overall I will say I prefer working on the inpatient side here in Kijabe. My team consists of Dr. Caire, Faith (the same MO intern I worked with two weeks ago), and Nancy (a […]
Weekend Call and Adventures
Sunday, December 15th, 2019 |
This weekend we have been on call. Thankfully call is very light (especially compared to our in-hospital call back home). It’s generally taken from home via cell phone and only requires you to return to the hospital if there is a patient who has acutely worsened or if the CO/MO’s presentation is not clear enough. […]
Week 2 (12/12/19)
Saturday, December 14th, 2019 |
Late entry. Written 12/12/19 Happy Jamhuri (Kenyan Independence) Day! Today Elaina and I are on call for the wards but it has been a quiet day so far. We were called in for a couple admissions but have otherwise spent the holiday walking around the compound, purchasing souvenirs from local shops, and reading. Since […]
End of week 1
Saturday, December 14th, 2019 |
Late entry. Written 12/7/14. While I sit in the main lodge of the Fairmont Maasai Mara, it is hard to recall the events of the last few days prior to arriving (as the events of this weekend have been so exciting it seems to have pushed out the other memories). Here’s what I can […]
Week 1
Thursday, December 5th, 2019 |
After completing half a week at Kijabe, we are finally getting into the swing of things. I have been on the inpatient service on the female ward. Our team consists of an attending (which they call consultant), a clinical officer (PA equivalent), a medical intern, a 5th year medical student (they do 6 years of […]
