It's been an incredible year since February 2018, there was Addis Ababa in June and Sierra Leone in November--two incredible medical education and clinical practice experiences that were only made possible by the success of the project in Bangladesh. For the young folks following along, the best advice I can give in pursuing a career in Global Health is 1. don't let it be a hobby 2. NETWORK! use your existing network, reach out to anyone and everyone with similar interests and MAKE IT HAPPEN!
As I progress in my career I have learned valuable lessons through successes and failures alike. If anyone wants to reach out to collaborate, or to just chat about any of the experiences I've blogged about, please do reach out:
Nahreen.H.Ahmed@gmail.com
That's not an empty offer, I'm always looking for new and exciting ideas to pursue.
So..back to Bangladesh--wheels up tomorrow evening and it is a JAM PACKED calendar. Here's what we have to look forward to:
1. First stop Sylhet, Bangladesh, exploring how to bring a new ICU curriculum to a local hospital there
2. Dhaka, Bangladesh (2 weeks)--we will once again delve into Critical Care Ultrasound training of local physicians from hospitals all across Dhaka with additional days to train those who will be champions of ultrasound in their own institutions and go on to train their residents.
The ultrasound that ALL OF YOU helped crowdfund continues to be IMMENSELY helpful and I look forward to sharing more about that with you while in Dhaka
3. Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh (1 week) Back to the Rohingya Refugee Camps via MedGlobal
This is REALLY exciting, we are working on rolling out a small training seminar for Rohingya Community Health Volunteers in the area of asthma inhaler use and diarrheal disease
4. Khatmandu, Nepal (4 days) - Rolling out a Hemodynamics Lecture for local docs in the area of critical care, emergency medicine and anesthesia
A brand new site, brand new network!
Can't wait for you all to come along with me as this new adventure unfolds.
