by Leana S. Wen, M.D.Of the 29 graduates of the emergency medicine training program that I�m interviewing here in Cape Town, South Africa, 5 are living and working abroad, in the U.K. and Australia. That may not seem like a lot, but these are already from the select pool of individuals who chose to stay in South Africa for their post-graduate medical training. Many more South Africans leave after...
On Race
by Leana S. Wen, M.D.Mr. A is a 23-year old black man with abdominal pain. Mrs. S is a 48-year colored woman who was the restrained passenger in a rollover MVC.Sammy is a 10-year white boy with fever.OK, maybe it�s just me, but there�s something different about how these medical presentations start. I went to medical school in St. Louis, and once in a while, we did hear of someone referred by race....
Becoming a Doctor in South Africa
Leana S. Wen, M.D.Greetings from beautiful Cape Town, South Africa! I am here for the month based out of the University of Cape Town/Stellenbosch University to work on a project examining the perceptions and experiences of the first group of emergency medicine (EM) graduates from the first EM training program in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa is a country that�s twice the size of Texas with a population...
Weight Limit
Hasan Merali, MDKhamer Spirit HouseWe set off early Tuesday morning for the village of Preambang. The dry season proves to be quite difficult for our ship as the water level is so low. On the way to Preambang the propeller got caught in a fishing net and our captain had to dive in to cut open the...
