by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 7, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
“Are you OK?” I ask as I jump back from the exam table in response to my patient’s scream. “That wasn’t her,” the interpreter clarifies. “It was a goat outside.” I have to stifle myself from laughing at my own ignorance. Being at Kisongo Clinic has been among the most...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 7, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
2nd day in Tanzania. Yesterday we screened patients who possibly could benefit from – and for whom we could safely perform – surgery. Today was the first operating day, so it was early to rise. At 6:00AM at the Lodge, you arise to a quiet pleasantness...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 7, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
Today was an incredibly special day. Yesterday, we met a beautiful (but tiny) 10-year-old girl during a pediatric clinic we held at a government school. She had an obvious deformity to her chest. When we examined her, we discovered that she also had a very serious...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 6, 2018 | Kisongo Clinic
Exciting news coming up on the status of the Kisongo Clinic! Stay tuned!
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 6, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
178 Medical and pediatric patients at Kisongo Clinic, pediatric clinic at Azimio school, 8 life changing orthopedic and plastic surgery cases at St Elizabeth hospital, lectures at St E,powerful home visits, the birth of many new donkey ‘equitarians’...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 6, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
I just can’t get the smile off my face! I was last in Arusha 40 years ago and recognize nothing of the small town it was then, but no matter… EVERYTHING makes me smile! There is all the traffic on the new 4-lane road with its dala-dala mini-buses and motorcycle...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 6, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
I’m titling this post “Uncharted Territories”. For obvious reasons I am calling it this, because today today was full of “the unexpected and unknown” for me. Having never been to Tanzania and never participating on a medical mission, I was not sure what we’d be...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 6, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
The first international flight of my life was less than 24 hours ago for the Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project. Fatigue from a very long flight was masked by the excitement of seeing patients in Arusha on day one at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Life-altering surgeries...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 6, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
Today was my first day doing home visits. The purpose of home visits is to check in with people who are HIV positive and find out how they are doing in terms of their medicines, general health and discussing what barriers might exist for them to receive the full...
by Kimberly Shriner, MD | Feb 6, 2018 | 2018 Field Journal
Whirlwind day starting with our traditional walk at daybreak and then the team dispersed in multiple directions. Our group started at St. Elizabeth’s to hear Dr. Mia D’s lecture on anemia which generated good questions and discussion. Education is another major goal...
