by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 9, 2007 | 2007 Field Journal
Jambo, What an awesome day we had today. Dr. Nelson from our team gave a lecture at Mount Meru hospital this morning on Epilepsy/Seizures that was fantastic and received well by the participants there. After that we headed off to Upone clinic and there were 52...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 9, 2007 | 2007 Field Journal
JAMBO EVERYONE, WELL TODAY WAS A TEAR JERKER FOR ME. WENT WITH DR. NELSON AFTER HER WONDERFUL LECTURE ON SEIZURES TO SEE 2 PATEINTS WITH PARALYSIS. ONE WAS A QUAD, THE OTHER A NEW PARA. THERE WERE AT LEAST 10 BEDS TO A LARGE ROOM. I ASKED DR. MEKULE WHERE THE CRASH...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 9, 2007 | 2007 Field Journal
What a great day it was. We started out at Mt. Meru Hospital, where Sally and I went to the microbiology lab to work on our cultures. We are doing a research project to see if MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is present in the Tanzanian population....
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 8, 2007 | 2007 Field Journal
Wow is insufficient to say how well this day went. Started w/ morning rounds at Mount Meru hospital and then the team divided in several directions. I went w/ Dr. Shriner, Chandy and Alison to St. Elizabeth’s hospital to the HIV clinic and we had an awesome experience...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 8, 2007 | 2007 Field Journal
The trip so far has been absolutely amazing!!! I am so impressed with the ingenuity of both the team members and the Africans. Here, it’s important to be adaptable, and everyone seems to be doing such a wonderful job. Today I had the privilege of joining one of the...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 8, 2007 | 2007 Field Journal
Today was a great day for me! Jodi, Cheryl(P), Luisa, and myself all went to five different homes here in Arusha, Tanzania. Lesika, was our guide today, and what a sensitive, kind person he is! It was fascinating how every home differed, however we were predominantly...
