by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 10, 2012 | 2012 Field Journal
I spent the last four days out in Kisonga, Ezekiel’s village, where the team set up a medicine clinic. Being non-clinical, I could only observe from afar what the nurses and doctors were experiencing first hand. The simple things we westeners take for granted – the...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 9, 2012 | 2012 Field Journal
Working in an operating room can be quite challenging, especially when the equipment you need to complete a case successfully is not working. This year the first case to be done was an orthopedic case to repair a broken lower leg. We had all of the surgical items in...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 9, 2012 | 2012 Field Journal
From the surgery team: Working in another culture is a fascinating experience and you can learn so much about people and their beliefs. Yesterday we had a “no show” , a gentleman who was to have a skin graft done to help release a contracture (scar tissue that pulls...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 8, 2012 | 2012 Field Journal
The WiFi at Moivaro Lodge has been spotty, so news from the team has been dribbling in to this stateside writer via a brief phone coversation with Lesikar, texts from Dr. Shriner and a just-received email from Cheryl Kuratomi. One can’t really complain, however! Back...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 8, 2012 | 2012 Field Journal
Visit our Facebook page to see photos from the 2012 Tanzania Project trip! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.312224062161535.93446.141265522590724&type=3
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 8, 2012 | 2012 Field Journal
What a fantastic trip this has been; somehow even better than the 2012 trip which I thought could not be surpassed. Our largest group yet; the talent, comradarie, passion, and knowledge-base of our diverse group makes this year quite a special adventure. Our third day...
