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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...