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Treating trauma patients during Malawi's rainy season

[Post sent in by Jonathan Samuel, a UNC surgical resident working in Malawi] It’s the rainy season now.  During the short downpours, you get drenched walking 10 feet from your car to the house, and the roads flood after five … Read More

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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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