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Tiger's Nest Monastery
Tiger’s Nest is a Buddhist monastery located on the edge of a cliff. As everyone says, it is a “must see” in Bhutan, and wow are they...
Gina
Feb 17, 20194 min read
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Bhutan Country Kick-off Meeting
This morning we woke up early to move from Paro to the capital city Thimphu. It is about a 1-hour drive with very scenic views in the...
Gina
Feb 15, 20192 min read
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Day 3 of the Regional Meeting in Bhutan
Happy Valentines Day! These past two days were filled with very full meeting days, but again with a lot of wonderful topics and...
Gina
Feb 14, 20192 min read
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Bhutanese Traditional Dance & Dinner
The evening of the first meeting day we had a dinner with traditional food and a show of traditional dances. Below you will find...
Gina
Feb 12, 20192 min read
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WHO Regional Workshop
Today was the start of the 3 day workshop on AMS (antimicrobial stewardship) in Bhutan. In anticipation of the hike later this weekend I...
Gina
Feb 12, 20191 min read
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The Happiest Country in the World.
After traveling across the North Pole (according the map on the plane), we landed in what is said to be the happiest country in the...
Gina
Feb 11, 20193 min read
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Is there a doctor on board?
It happened. That moment I used to panic about when I was flying as a student. The thought I used to have “what will I say if someone...
Gina
Feb 10, 20192 min read
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Nepalese Temples
During my stay in Nepal, I was able to find some time to visit some of the temples. They are amazing to see, and there are many temples,...
Gina
Feb 19, 20181 min read
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The Lab
On the drive into the hospital today, I couldn’t help but laugh at the line of cows walking up the road next to the cars. Something I...
Gina
Feb 14, 20181 min read
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Collecting water
The air in Kathmandu is similar to that of New Delhi with the amount of smog and dust. I learned quickly it’s best to wear a mask when...
Gina
Feb 13, 20181 min read
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The finale of the weekend
To finish up the weekend of meetings, we started today with another CME (Continuing Medical Education) session at Model Hospital in...
Gina
Feb 12, 20182 min read
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Day trip to Pokhara
Today we took a quick trip to Pokhara for a meeting in the hospital there. It started with a picturesque flight on a tiny little plane. I...
Gina
Feb 11, 20181 min read
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Visiting Kirtipur
Today I was able to see the beautiful hospital in Kirtipur. It has a wonderful open layout, and you are able to see the mountains in the...
Gina
Feb 10, 20181 min read
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Next stop: Nepal
After leaving New Delhi on Friday I flew to Kathmandu. The views were amazing! I was so happy to have a window seat to watch the...
Gina
Feb 9, 20181 min read
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Last day in Delhi
It was a wonderful week at the National Tuberculosis Hospital in New Delhi. Dr. Gupta was such a wonderful host and we were so grateful...
Gina
Feb 8, 20181 min read
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So much tuberculosis
Today’s activity: seeing the tuberculosis wards. Again today was filled with finding out differences of how tuberculosis is taken care of...
Gina
Feb 7, 20182 min read
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DOTS
Today’s topic was about directly observed therapy for tuberculosis. We spent the day with the staff epidemiologist learning about TB in...
Gina
Feb 6, 20181 min read
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Rounding in the ICU
Today we joined the ICU rounds. It was really interesting to see so much sequela of pulmonary TB, something we don’t see much of back...
Gina
Feb 5, 20181 min read
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The Taj Mahal
Today we took a trip to see the Taj Mahal. If you didn’t already know, it is that beautiful white marble mausoleum that is one of the 7...
Gina
Feb 4, 20181 min read
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First Day in the Hospital
Today we started our day bright and early at the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. We were delighted to have...
Gina
Feb 4, 20181 min read
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