Visitors
Since the beginning of this month, my house has become a busy hub. Three medical students from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), their instructor (family medicine physician) and another family medicine physician practicing in Philadelphia are spending a month with us at the hospital. Their main purpose is to learn about tropical medicine and help patients in a low resource setting such as ours. They are living with me in a guest house owned by the hospital. This guest house has been my primary residence since I arrived in Ankaase in March 2016. Another group of students and an instructor are spending some time in Wenchi, about two and half hours north west of Ankaase, at our sister hospital facility. Heading to the hospital. From left to right: Julia Vileisis (4th year medical student - VCU), Dr. Asena Madison (family medicine physician), Sam Sessou (4th year med student-VCU), Alex Rankin (4th year med student-VCU) and Dr Shormeh Yeboah, family medicine physici...