Archive for July 2016

A Taste of the Mobile Units

Published by Patricia DaSilva on July 26, 2016

On our first or second week in Barretos, we accompanied the manager of the prevention department, Edmundo, to two of… read more

Published by Nikhil Shamapant on July 21, 2016

On Needs Finding One of the main objectives of our trip was to get some experience looking for global health… read more

Published by Patricia DaSilva on July 13, 2016

So today, June 27th (let’s pretend okay), was surgery day. Dr. Carlos invited us to observe the small skin cancer… read more

Published by Nikhil Shamapant on July 13, 2016

Cultural Spotlight: Snack Food One of the best parts of traveling to another country is trying out all the wonderful… read more

Published by Nikhil Shamapant on July 13, 2016

[Written on July 12, 2016] I’m writing this in my room in Rio Verde, Goiais, Brazil. We just got back… read more

Published by Nikhil Shamapant on July 6, 2016

I cannot believe it’s already July 5th. Time flies when you’re having fun, and it honestly feels like I just… read more

Published by Patricia DaSilva on July 6, 2016

On June 22nd, the day began early… like 5am early. Today was Dia Diabetica (Diabetes Day) and me, Nikhil, many… read more

Published by Patricia DaSilva on July 3, 2016

Last week we spent the day at palliative care and were integrated into the pain management department. Throughout the morning… read more

Published by Patricia DaSilva on July 3, 2016

Matriciamento (pronounced ma-tri-see-ah-men-to). This word stuck out to me in the several conversations Nikhil and I had with the… read more