DAY 4 – August 17th: We split up to tackle three surgeries today. At Case, the A-team (Dr. Siemionow, Dr. Selvon St. Clair and Jordan) started the day with ward-rounds, visiting patients recovering from surgery. We discharged a 39 year-old woman who Dr.Kayanja and Dr. Selvon St. Clair operated on…
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Team One: Prologue The Uganda Spine Surgery Mission 2016 kicked off yesterday with a 6-person crew of mostly veteran trip-members, coming from all over the globe to try and do some good for the people of Mbarara. I (Sean), the newbie neurosurgery resident from Houston, am lucky to have the…
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Quote of the day from Michelle (and today’s blog post guest author): “If you try to please everyone, you end up not pleasing anyone at all”. First Day of Surgery Alarms woke us early, time for a hearty breakfast that would be needed to sustain a long day on our…
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Quote of the Day: “That’s a bit cheeky”. This is our favorite new phrase, bequeathed upon us today by our resident South African, Michelle. According to her instruction, ‘cheeky’ is to be used when describing an abhorrent or otherwise off-color act by another individual. It’s day 3, and Team One…
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