Outback Medicine – The Rotation Begins with a BANG in Canton Xepocol
So the first day of the clinic began with a bang – 101 patients between the 3 docs – in the far-flung canton (Spanish for “precinct,” but in Chichi a small village) of Xepocol....
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The February 2017 University of Texas PA Program Rotation Begins
Well, as always I’m slow to get things posted to the blog. But better late than never, I suppose. Anyway, the two new students arrived on Sunday, February 5, just a tad later in...
Milpa Medicine
In November 2016 Wendy and Sara, students in the University of Texas Medical Branch Physician’s Assistant program, worked for several days in a very rural clinic set in the tiny little central highlands village...
The Jornada’s Back in Town!
So once again the little pueblo of San Juan Olintepeque, in the Department of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala, played host to a clinical rotation for students from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston....
Independence Day (Sept 15) at Plaza Mayor in Guatemala City
September 16 – 7:30 PM: At the moment, I’m sitting in my armchair in our little apartment in Chichicastenango, where we arrived a few hours ago, having been picked up at the Spring Hotel in...
UTMB Clinical Rotation: Week 1 Update
Well, as is usually the case with trips to Guatemala, my blogging has not kept up with our experiences on this trip. There’s really been a lot to talk about, but we’ve been very busy,...
New UTMB PA school Clinical Rotation Begins
Yesterday Chelsea and Taylor arrived in Chichicastenango with their husbands, Carter and Nick, from a long weekend break in Antigua. After taking the opportunity to explore the Sunday market for a few hours, we...
Best Birthday Present Ever
Finding this on Facebook was probably the best birthday present I ever received, as I wrote in June 2015 on the Facebook post. I remain truly thankful to my friends in Guatemala for producing this lovely...
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