Monthly Archives: December 2008

A surgeon's perspective

[Author Jon Samuel is a surgical resident at UNC.  He spent 2008-2009 in Malawi and will spend 2009-2010 as a fellow of the NIH Fogarty International Center.] The easiest way for me to share my perspective on being here in … Read More

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The peds ward

I started work on the pediatrics wards this week. After completing two days, I am still trying to figure out how to be most useful in a rather chaotic environment. My last two weeks on medicine were illustrative of the … Read More

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A rough introduction

[Author Lauren Galpin is a medpeds resident at UNC.] It is Sunday and I am sitting in the breezy living room of the UNC guesthouse which is just a five minute walk from Kamuzu Central Hospital where I am working. … Read More

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Casting the first stone

Greetings from China. My name is Matt Avery, and I’m an MPH student at UNC doing my practicum on AIDS prevention practices in Guangxi province. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, which is … Read More

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Independence Day

[Author Megan Jordan is a rising 2nd year medical student at UNC.] Greetings from Malawi!  My summer project in Malawi involves working with the Community Department at UNC Project, a group of employees who follow up with study participants and … Read More

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