Helping Sam out

One of our British friends, Sam, had fallen while doing the death road biking trip here in Bolivia and had gotten stitches and several cuts. The clinic he went to in La Paz didn't do the best job with his bandages, so Mary Beth and I re-dressed his wounds and gave him some supplies. Good thing we are med students! :D

General Pediatric Unit

June 13th 2010
This week I stayed at Hospital del Nino and worked in the General Pediatric Unit. On Monday I went with Mary Beth to the orientation for the ten new students that had arrived over the weekend. We were able to be there to answer all their questions and orient them around La Paz. On Tuesday, Mary Beth and I, along with two of the new students, Erin and Sara, worked in the General Pediatric Unit. The ... read more

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more

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