Monthly Archives: April 2015

A Day with TASO: The Aids Support Organization

Posted on April 16, 2015 by kbohan

A Blog Post by Amanda Fenstermacher and Hanna Raber Today we were able to spend the day with The Aids Support Organization (TASO). This is funded by the US government and has 11 different centers throughout Uganda. Today we went … Continue reading →

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Settling Into Work in Masindi, Uganda

Posted on April 15, 2015 by kbohan

Wednesday, April 15, 2015: We have now been in Masindi 5 days, although we already feel so comfortable with the routine and new surroundings in some ways it feels like we’ve been here for weeks.  Right away on Monday we … Continue reading →

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Experiences on the Patient Care Wards at Mulago Hospital: Part 3

Posted on April 14, 2015 by kbohan

Before I move on to the post of the day I wanted to let you know all is going well in Masindi. We just spent our second day working with the physicians and medical staff of the Masindi-Kitara Medical Center … Continue reading →

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Experiences on the Patient Care Wards at Mulago Hospital: Part 2

Posted on April 13, 2015 by kbohan

A Blog Post by Kristen Konosky I spent the majority of my time between two pediatric wards, but I was also able to spend a day each in endocrine and solid tumor at UCI. At all the sites, I was … Continue reading →

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Experiences on the Patient Care Wards at Mulago Hospital: Part 1

Posted on April 12, 2015 by kbohan

Friday was our final day at Mulago Hospital in Kampala before we ventured on to Masindi yesterday. All of us have found our time at Mulago to be an extremely rewarding experience to work along side fellow pharmacy interns in … Continue reading →

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Pediatric Ward Rounds at Mulago National Referral Hospital

Posted on April 11, 2015 by kbohan

Today was a travel day.  We packed up this morning and took off for Masindi around 3pm. We arrived safe and sound at 7pm. Most of us caught up with our sleep on the drive.  We will now be staying … Continue reading →

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A Patient Case Presentation & A Day Trip to Jinja, the Source of the Nile River

Posted on April 10, 2015 by kbohan

Before I tell you about our trip to Jinja in photos, I just want to mention how proud I am of all the pharmacy students and residents on the trip with me. They have acclimated to the culture well and … Continue reading →

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A Day of Rewarding Meetings

Posted on April 8, 2015 by kbohan

This morning, while the American Pharmacy Students and Residents were working with the Ugandan Pharmacy Interns at the Hospital today, I was participating in a robust and passionate discussion about the newly developed draft of curriculum to start a Masters … Continue reading →

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Easter Holiday Celebrations in Kampala, Uganda

Posted on April 7, 2015 by kbohan

Celebrating the Easter Holiday in Uganda was quite a treat for the students, residents, and me. It was a great cultural, if not a rewarding personal worship experience for us. About 85% of the country is Christian and besides celebrating … Continue reading →

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Advancements at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI)

Posted on April 5, 2015 by kbohan

This post is written by Stacy Prelewicz I had the opportunity to spend the last three days learning about the operational side of the pharmacy department at UCI. I spent the majority of my day learning hands on in the … Continue reading →

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