McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

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The Uganda elective: Reflections from a block at the Mulago Hospital

The Uganda elective: Reflections from a block at the Mulago Hospital

2024-05-16

Julia Bryson, Matthew Patel, Meera Shah, Madeleine Verhovsek, Amanda Huynh

Dr Julia Bryson, Dr Matthew Patel, and Dr Meera Shah, internal medicine residents at McMaster University, share their experience from an elective in the Mulago National Referral Hospital and Kiruddu General Referral Hospital in Uganda. The webinar chaired by Dr Madeleine Verhovsek and Dr Amanda Huynh was recorded at the Chair’s Medical Grand Rounds on March 28, 2024.

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