We are now five days into our 2024 trip to Tanzania. It has been an amazing reunion among old friends, new friends and new adventures. Our scholarship conference on Sunday was an enormous success. It confirms the importance and power of educating young Tanzanians to improve healthcare in this part of the world. They are […]
On Sunday, February 11, 2024, the team hosted our scholars for an all-day conference. From Mary Mendelsohn, RN: “Thrilled about our inaugural Scholar Conference where our scholars met us and one another and engaged in discussions about our scholarship program. Our scholars, the Huntington Health medical residents, Dr. Kim Shriner, Edwin Deras, MPH (clinic and project volunteer […]
A day late due to flight delays, but Team Tanzania 2024 is safely on the ground at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, Tanzania!
The PSCTP is excited to announce our return to Tanzania after a 6-year COVID-induced hiatus. Although we have accomplished so very much with the growth of our scholarship program during this time, it is always wonderful to be back on the ground with our colleagues and friends in East Africa. This trip is a strategic […]
It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of a wonderful supporter of PSCTP and a Team Tanzania member, Jim Avedikian. Jim was a remarkable human being, full of vitality, dedication, and originality. He was a long-time pharmacist at Huntington Hospital and later the founder and director of Phoenix Pharmacy, a respected organization […]
I first met Rebeka Gurti in a small clinic in Kisongo Village in 2014. She was a clinical officer and was introduced to me by Dr. Ezekiel Moirana. Like Dr. Moirana, our first Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project (PSCTP) scholar, I was impressed with her compassion and dedication to her patients. When we returned […]
Watch the presentation by PSCTP Scholarship Committee members Mary Mendelsohn (Chair) and Dory Moore as they share information about the desperate need for healthcare workers in Tanzania, and the work of the PSCTP to help identify and educate doctors, nurses and social workers in Tanzania. Hear from our first scholarship recipient – now Doctor – […]
In October, the Board of Directors voted to approve three more scholarships for healthcare workers in Tanzania – Boniphace Mujambere Petro for Doctor of Medicine; Iman Charles Chimuly, Clinical Social Work; and Jastin Fredy MSN in Critical Care and Trauma nursing. The Scholarship Committee spent much of August and September identifying candidates and reviewing applications […]
The work of the Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project was in the news this week as we celebrated International Women’s Day! On Tuesday, March 8th, our Founder/Director Dr. Kimberly Shriner spoke with KPCC’s Larry Mantle on AirTalk about the project’s scholarship program and the importance of educating women in healthcare. This was the last story […]