Tag: East African Healthcare
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Kijabe Training – Dr. Jean
Dr. Jean de Dieu Igirubuntu is a first-year anesthesia resident at AIC Kijabe Hospital, pursuing a four-year residency program. Originally from Burundi, he practiced medicine for four years at Kibuye Mission Hospital before joining the PAACS program. Reflecting on the state of healthcare in Burundi, he notes that as of 2018, the country had only…
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A History of Medical Training at Kijabe
In this post, I want to share a bit of history about Medical Education in Kijabe to give context to why your gifts to Friends of Kijabe matter so much! Dr. Bill Barnett (surgeon) and Nettie Sinclair (nurse) worked for decades to launch accredited training in Kijabe. I find themes in their writings (excerpts below) that apply today as…