El Che Lopez
A few days later, the clinic happened to be slow, and Mo was coming in for his first talk therapy session. I asked Shiri if I could sit in, and…
Seize the Something
It's difficult for any of us to grasp what it must be like to have to flee your homeland due to violence or persecution. I struggle with the conflict of…
Stones, Moans, and Child-Bearing Overtones
Not too long after my first outreach that shift, I was sent on another. ‘There is a man in his tent that is apparently in a lot of pain,’ Yvonne…
In the Land of Lesbians
When the world is your oyster, it sometimes takes a bit of a push to set your sails in any one direction. In the months leading up to my deployment…
In the Shadow
I’ve spoken a lot about the poor financial conditions for patients in Nepal, but there is another population here that falls victim to the same struggle which is hard for…
Probes and Codes
When people talk about my work, they like to use the term global health. I am going to let you in on a secret. I don't like the term global…
Mad as a Hatter, Hot as a Hare
There was only one medicine team on service at Lumbini Medical College. The team had one attending that rotated on a daily basis (sub-optimal, but commonplace in many low staffed…
Those Who Get It
I always feel like a bit of an ass when people toot my horn about my marvelous career. Yes, I am blessed to have worked in a handful of very…
The Vagabond in a Chinese Restaurant
Simulation labs have become quite sexy in medical education over the last decade; every medical school has one or wants one. They are usually the equivalent of a trauma bay…
Gollum’s Riddle
For all of the good things I have said, there are still many areas that need a lot of work in this health system. Some of these are related to…