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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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We’re excited!

Saturday, November 30th, 2019 |

I am a third year family medicine resident originally from Lititz, PA. I am currently working at Wellspan York Hospital. My wife, Elaina Truax Russo, and I are excited to serve at Kijabe AIC Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya as an ...

Introducing Myself

Saturday, November 30th, 2019 |

Hello! My name is Daniel Russo. I am a Resident Physician at Wellspan York Hospital Family Medicine Residency. I am starting my INMED service-learning experience at Kijabe Hospital in Kenya in December 2019.