Intro to Diseases and Medical Pathways

After lunch today, the interns returned to the lecture hall to continue learning about the four diseases we’ll be digging into this week - they learned first about malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Ibrahim shared her expertise in diagnosing and treating the illness, and then Dr. Zainab and Dr. Amani discussed Typhoid Fever and Nutritional Anemia. These lectures cover symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, both in developing countries and in the developed world. 

After a quick break, Dr. Selekman held a Q&A with the interns, sharing her story and expertise in the field of pediatric urology. They asked insightful questions about her passion, her work-life balance, her path through school, and all about her longest and most complicated surgeries. 

Then, we thought we’d have some fun with some hands-on, practical learning!! The interns learned with a partner how to apply a plaster cast today. Plaster casts have a number of different uses, from treating fractured bones to supporting soft or strained ligaments and tissues. It takes 36 hours to fully dry, but it did set after a few minutes so they could feel the support! 

After dinner, the interns got to start working with their teams on their Public Health Workshops! They came up with some solid starting points and areas they know they need to research a little further, and will get more time every day this week to dig even further into how to create actionable change around health outcomes in a community.