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…
My Journey Through the World of Humanitarian Medicine
The way in which Rwanda has re-written its story after one of the most brutal atrocities of modern history and welcomed the world to participate in its remodeling is a case study in good governance.
When it comes to healthcare for the marginalized, if there is one thing I have learned it’s that nobody can do this alone. Prominent involvement and support from local structures is key. This idea couldn’t be better represented than by the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), a medical and public health school birthed from an agreement between the Rwandan government and the US-based NGO Partners in Health. My monthlong attachment as visiting faculty in the department of medicine brought me an opportunity to study their process from the inside. With the help of typhoid fever and a medical curriculum growing into maturation, I gained a view into an aspirational approach to creating the next generation of healthcare leaders.
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…
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…
The next day would be my last with this cohort of students, so I bid them all good luck in their rotation when I boarded the Friday afternoon bus back…
I’ll admit that I was having a great time working at Butaro district hospital. So many of my projects have taken on a more educational flavor that I don’t get…
The typhoid case was one of several that slipped through the cracks due to system failures in that first week. In that same stretch, we also had an 18 year…
Typhoid fever, caused by the bacteria salmonella typhi, is a form of dysentery (infectious bloody diarrhea) spread through contaminated waste that has been part of our lives since likely pre-history.…
As I progress in this journey, I continue to ask myself how best to approach this mission to bring about positive change. One of my primary goals for this phase…