“Mas bocas que comida”
“Mas bocas que comida” Author: Sae-Rom Chae, Resident Physician Date: 2/23/14 This afternoon we headed to the bateyes (translation: shantytown settlements; provided... Read More
“What Are We Supposed To Do When Our Patients Are Dying?”
“What Are We Supposed To Do When Our Patients Are Dying?” Author: Morgan Madison, Resident Physician Date: 2/28/14 During our second COPE... Read More
“Visiting Clinica de Familia La Romana”
“Visiting Clinica de Familia La Romana” Author: Joseph Schowalter, Chief Resident Date: 2/25/14 Like every morning I was awakened by the constant... Read More
“Introducing COPE, Sharing Knowledge”
“Introducing COPE, Sharing Knowledge” Author: Nahreen Ahmed, Chief ResidentDate: 2/21/14 In the afternoon of Day 3, we traveled to La Romana, the... Read More
“Organizing for Change”
“Organizing for Change” Author: Nahreen Ahmed, Chief Resident Date: 2/21/14 Today was a particularly eye opening day as we had the opportunity... Read More
“No se lo grites, no mama”
“No se lo grites, no mama” 2/20/14 Author: Katie Cabanski, Resident Physician Today was our first full day in Guaymate. We are... Read More
Bienvenidos a Guyamate, la Republica Dominicana!
“Bienvenidos a Guaymate, la Republica Dominicana!” Author: Morgan Madison, Resident physician Date: 2/20/14 Sidenote: Bienvenido is also the name of one of... Read More
Beginnings!
Greetings all! Thank you for reading this blog. The pcDR trip is underway! We have just arrived at Guaymate, and met with... Read More
“Friendships and Trust, How Peace Corps really IS Peace Care”
Date: October 26, 2013 Author: Anne Linn, 2nd year Peace Corps Volunteer Saraya, Senegal Photo caption: Playing with midwives’babies: It’s not technically... Read More
“A Tale of two Villages”
Date: October 24, 2013 Author: Michael Charles Organization of the healthcare in Senegal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Senegal#Organization_of_the_health_care_system Vocabulary: Matrone: Elected woman in each village who... Read More