|
|
Front Page News
-
|
Today, as a friend and I stood on the sidewalk across from the grocery store, I exclaimed, “Wow! Do you see what I see?!” “A Christmas Tree!” Okay Whole Foods, a little premature, but we don’t mind! Hello Christmas!! And...
|
-
|
Hello again. It’s been a crazy week, one filled with a crazy neighbor (long story), and I owe you some stories from the ER. It was our second clinical day in the ER. Our teacher “briefs” us about an “interesting” case she...
|
-
|
I can't believe it's already November. Time goes by super fast. I have only 6 more weeks till the end of my first semester at Hopkins. Let's see. Health Assessment test on Thursday as well as abdominal focused lab write-up. Dosage calculation...
|
-
|
Hello everyone! This is exciting, my very first entry…and I don’t know what to say. I had a really good clinical day yesterday that I should share, but I feel I should introduce myself first. My name is Jennilyn and this is my first semester...
|
-
|
The day before yesterday, I received an email from my colleague and President of the Great Lakes Restoration Foundation, www.glrbtp.org - Dr. Matthias Cinyabuguma. Dr. Matthias had emailed to tell me my friend, brother and colleague, Dr. Eric Mpanano...
|
-
|
“Every single thing is tougher in pregnancy, if you are pregnant. ” Trust me, that is NOT what my teacher said- she was really talking nutrition (GREAT lecture by the way!) But I wrote it and discovered my little mistake last night when I...
|
-
|
Classes started off with a bang this month - they really throw you back into the mix! Pathophysiology is always an eye opener, and SUPER interesting for A&P nerds like myself (Plus, Dr. Laura Taylor really makes the class extra interesting with comments...
|
-
|
Subjective Data: Name: Whitney Address: Baltimore Sex: Female Race: Caucasian and very pasty. Pt. Denies being able to go outside for any sun exposure. Dependents: None. Pt. states, “Thank goodness. I wouldn’t have time to even feed them.”...
|
-
|
Welcome to the Fall Semester of 2009. Where did the Summer go and the "no more teachers no more books"? The quiet times are over with, but honestly, when is it truly quiet around here? The students are back into the swing of things, the classrooms...
|
-
|
Yesterday, I received an email in response to my blogs about my experience in collaborating with Congolese NGOs and individuals working to address the many health, justice, and economic issues in Eastern DRC. The author described him/herself as "having...
|
-
|
I have read three of Ben Carson’s books, and I have been impressed with all of them. For Christmas, my mom got me his book, Gifted Hands , and it was my favorite present that year. I was a Ben Carson fan after reading the first sentence, and I knew...
|
-
|
Welcome back blogger fans! School is back in session and the semester is well on its way. Before telling you about my current semester, I need to bring you up to speed on how I spent my summer. I spent three months working in the Weinberg Intensive Care...
|
-
|
I know, I know... It's been a long time... Insert- 'excuses' 1. Finals time/week. Busy bees we were! One final per day. I have to say, as brutal as it sounds to say "I had a final Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday!"...
|
-
|
I have been reviewing the interviews and data from our work in Bukavu and Goma, DRC. As I have been thinking about next steps for collaborations with Congolese partners – I started to think about Major Honoriene, she is the policewoman in charge...
|
-
|
We arrived in Kampala, Uganda after a brief flight from Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday. While there, I was able to meet with Dr. Sara Groves, a Hopkins School of Nursing faculty member. Sara is based in Uganda and is serving in the role of liaison between...
|
-
|
Yesterday with the Gorillas was incredible. We left at 5am with Henri, the Director of the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund. The trip to the ranger station is about two hours on roads--well it is hard to explain roads, other than you must have a 4x4 as the roads...
|
-
|
Work in Goma is slow going. We have run into the multiple layers of UN authorization. There is an extremely large UN peacekeeping force (MONUC) in and around the city and a large population of internally displaced persons (IDP) on the outskirts of the...
|
-
|
From Goma today -- it is Sunday, so this afternoon we will take a few hours to go up to the mountains. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to visit a small Congolese orphanage and center for vulnerable children, called Flamme d'Amour (Flame of Love)....
|
-
|
Upon starting this Accelerated program, I was repeatedly told, "Just make it through the summer, and you will be fine!" Well, I am holding all of those people who have told me this to it!!! They never could explain exactly what makes other semesters...
|
-
|
Today, we are taking the ferry, Miss Rafiki, to Goma. The ferry takes about 6 hours and my first class ticket including a breakfast of eggs and coffee was $25. Goma was developed as a strategic city on Lake Kivu by the Belgiums in response to the German...
|
-
|
Yesterday morning I joined my friends again for some basketball--I feel much better if I can get a little exercise it prepares me for the work. After a game or two, I took a break and sat down beside Ginny and Ben -- we had lots of children around us...
|
-
|
Well it is Saturday morning, in Congo Saturday morning is a work day -- we work until 1pm and then the weekend begins. The last three days of work have focused on interviews for my study on the factors that influence the exile or reintegration of women...
|
-
|
...Yes, I sometimes feel like I am in the land of Oz (i.e. a long and difficult journey through nursing school to reach Emerald City, or in my case, CAPE COD! But more on that later...) It hit me last week that I have one year to go. ONE YEAR!?! Yes,...
|
-
|
Oh goodness! I realized that I have not updated my blog in some time. This may have scared you! You might have thought to yourself- "She must be craaaazy busy! Will I be that busy?" Well my friend, you are totally right! Yes I was crazy busy,...
|
-
|
Superlatives of the SON 26 June 09 10:15 PM | david Let’s be honest here. I have minimal advice to bestow anyone concerning nursing, for I have yet to graduate. However after two years in this program I have a plethora of advice regarding nursing...
|
|
|
|