About 4 hours ago I landed safely in Uganda (via an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia). Annie, the UW med student I will be working with in Uganda, and a driver picked me up at the Entebbe airport. We drove about an hour to Kamapala (the capital of Uganda) and put my luggage in the flat we will be staying in. Annie and I will be staying in a flat with 3 medical students from Sweden. They are all really nice and lots of fun. We have cold running water and electricity most of the time. We are about a 30 minute walk or a 5 minute mini-bus ride to the Hospital where we will be working.
Starting Monday Annie and I will be observing in the Trauma ward of the hospital. (Sort-of like the emergency room in US hospitals). I guess it gets a lot of car accidents and things like that. I will tell you more after our first couple of days.
After a week Annie and I will start our rural experience (called a COBES rotation) where we will be observing the Uganda health care system in a rural clinic. As part of the UW medical student program I will have to come up with a project to implement in the rural area during our 4-6 weeks in the rural area. I think it will be lots of fun!
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Dear Christy,
I am so happy that you are in Uganda having this great experience! It helps you keep your eyes fixed on your goal of being a doctor. And what a nice break from all that studying at UW! I look forward to hearing about all your experiences this summer!!!
Love,
Mom
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