Tag Archives: Wilkes 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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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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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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Another Rewarding Day with Faculty and Students At Mbarara University School of Pharmacy

27 September 2016 A Blog Post by Emily First I would like to expand on Dr. Bohan’s post from yesterday. Nick and I were assigned to the psychiatric ward, which was different than a psychiatric ward in America. The most … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Experience working with Mbarara University Pharmacy Students

26 September 2016 Today was the first day of the Mbarara University Pharmacy Students Association 7th Annual Conference to which we were invited to speak and participate on ward rounds with the Pharmacy Students. It was an absolutely wonderful and … Continue reading

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Thoughts About Cultural & A Wonderful Last Day in Masindi, Uganda

23 September 2016 A Blog Post by Jennie Yesterday, the other students and I had a very impactful cultural experience at the clinic. The other students and I were standing outside of the clinic ward with a group of Ugandan … Continue reading

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