Tag Archives: Binghamton University

A Day of Culture and an Evening of Beauty

8 October 2016 A Day of Culture and an Evening of Beauty. – Dr. Foote writes his first blog post! It was tough seeing Dr. KarenBeth leave last night but the pharmacy team was able to survive. Last night (Friday), … Continue reading

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A Meeting with the New Pharmacy Interns in Kampala

6 October 2016 Usually the Pharmacy Interns start working at the beginning of August each year. This is a year of experiential learning that takes place after graduation from University (although the students are done as of May, the actual … Continue reading

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Rounds at Mulago Hospital with the Makerere Pharmacy Students

5 October 2016 Today was exhausting but good.  It started out as a really rainy day. The pouring rain started around 2am and it was a great accompaniment to sleep with the nice rhythm of the rain on the metal … Continue reading

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It was a good day!

4 October 2016 It was a good day! In the morning we went to the Pharmacy School and the students and Dr Foote sat in on the Tutorial session for the 3rd year pharmacy students.  The curriculum here is taught … Continue reading

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Helping Out with the Pharmaceutical Care Skills Lab at Makerere University

3 October 2016 On Mondays during the Fall Semester, the 3rd and 4th Year Pharmacy Students have a class called Pharmaceutical Care Skills Lab (PCSL).  This is a course that helps them to learn how to talk to patients and … Continue reading

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A Lovely Day Trip to Jinja, The Source of the Nile River

2 October 2016 Although the morning threatened rain, we were all up bright and early for our trek to Jinja where the source of the Nile River is located. From it’s beginning in Jinja, the Nile flows North to meet … Continue reading

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Enjoying Kampala

1 October 2016 Last night Dr. Ed Foote, the Pharmacy Practice Department Chair from Wilkes University, joined our team and so far, he is acclimating just fine- no signs of jet lag! We went easy on him today with a … Continue reading

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Pharmacy Student Case Presentations at Makerere University

30 September 2016 It’s been another busy day in Kampala. We went to the Pharmacy School at Makerere University for the first time to participate in the day of case presentations by the Ugandan students. The 4th years went from … Continue reading

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First Day at Mulago National Referral Hospital

29 September 2016 Today was our first full day in Kampala and we participated in Pharmacy Rounds with some of the 4th Year Makerere University Pharmacy Students.  We saw a patient in the Neurosurgery Ward as well as patients in … Continue reading

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Greeted By Monkeys As We Settle Into our Rooms Back in Kampala, Uganda

28 September 2016 A Blog Post by Mike It has been another busy few days. Yesterday we finished up our time Mbarara. We were only there for two days but we had a great time interacting with the students at … Continue reading

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