Global Health News and Events

An Inside View of Medical Mission in Honduras By Shakira Lynn	Student Reflection from the Field: Elizabeth Bernard It is difficult to begin to describe how truly wonderful my trip to Uganda was. As I sit to write this reflection, I am still in amazement that I was able to have this experience, see the sites and patients that I saw, and meet so many magnificent people. It provided more educational and personal growth than I could have ever imagined.
Reflections from Thomonde, Haiti: Melissa Hite By Melissa Hite Joining Service Learners International (SLI) as a first year in medical school was not an easy decision, as there were many enticing opportunities for that “last summer of life”; however, I valued its foundation as a student-led organization that allowed a deeper level of involvement in the trip planning and also allowed continuity in a global project for the duration of medical school.	MUSC nurse exposes family to mission work in Mombasa, Kenya By Matthew Husband Residents of the developed world rarely think about the lower levels of basic need found in Maslow’s Hierarchy. At its nadir, the hierarchy explains a requirement for things like water, food and shelter—physiological maintenance factors - that come easy in higher-income countries. Travel to East Africa, however, and you will see the daily energy expense of meeting these most basic of needs.
New Haiti orthopedic surgery residency rotation and education exchange provides bi-directional training opportunities You do not need to look beyond the western hemisphere for stories of national resilience in the developing world.	Global Health Clinical Elective in Tanzania Block 8 (January 28-February 22, 2019) RFA Scholarship and Placement Limited to Two (2) Fourth-Year Medical Students Application Deadline: June 12, 2018 at 5 pm EST Earliest Anticipated Award Date: July 20, 2018
College of Medicine Global Health Elective in Tanzania Course Description This course is a four-week clinical elective in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and designed for fourth-year medical students with a genuine interest in global health and in caring for underserved populations.	MUSC scientist finds adventure in mentoring, scientific discovery From tracking crocodiles near barrier reefs in Belize to evading Hippos in Africa, Louis Guillette, PhD, has had exciting, adrenaline filled experiences most only dream of. However, nothing excites Guillette more than sharing his discoveries and leading the next generation of researchers to defining their cause.
MUSC pediatrics resident advocates for frontline service providers The shortage of primary care physicians in the sixties begot a novel program for mid-level healthcare professionals: physician assistants (PA).	Reflections from Baan Namkem, Thailand: Victoria Way My time spent serving as part of a medical team on a mission trip to Thailand was invaluable. Though I have spent time traveling and serving medically in the past, I had never done anything to this scale.

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