Well…another week has passed and we have now officially crossed the one month mark of our time at Tenwek. It seems like we just arrived, yet it seems like we have been here for…
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MCI at Tenwek…almost
Now that I have your attention, I can tell you about what I have been doing recently. And I’ll get to the MCI part in a bit. So this has been another interesting week…
Read moreFirst Kelley in Casualty
So as promised here is the back story on our first time in casualty…as a patient. Surprisingly it wasn’t a traumatic injury to Levi. (Although Steph just caught him straddling the railing…on the second…
Read moreWeek 2 Recap
So another week in casualty has meant another week of almost unbelievable cases. I spent slightly less time in casualty this week as there were several meetings that I was attending but this definitely…
Read moreMedical Education
So I’ve had several people ask about the medical education in Kenya. I am by no means an expert so the following is a compilation of speaking with other staff and searching a…
Read moreOne week down
So I’ve been asked many times how work is going, what it is like, etc. I think I can best sum up my first week in casualty (the Kenyan form of an emergency department)…
Read moreWe Made It!
For those of you following along on Facebook have probably seen by now that we have successfully made it to our destination at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet. After 24 hours of travel, three plane…
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