The Children of Bugando by Jimmy Maiarana
Bugando Medical Center sits on a hill overlooking the southern coast of Lake Victoria- a 26,000 square mile lake that separates Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. On the surface, the lake is breathtaking. Small islands are snow flaked off the shores, massive rocks sit...
Myopia by Angela Zhang
Most experiences that would lead a physician to truly empathize are lived, not taught: Kicking an addiction to a substance or activity. Living with chronic pain or fatigue. Menstrual cramps. Physical disabilities that limit mobility. The list is, of course, almost...
Hands by Alicia Hersey
I turn my hands over and back, over and back, in front of me. The doctor in front of me is slowly massaging the patient’s right side, attempting to touch his fingers together through the walls of skin, adipose, and muscle. As his hands are moving, he alternates...