The patient had a 5:30 appointment, later than I usually like to book, but was brought in at 1:30 by a colleague who used to work with me...

A few days ago, a Presbyterian pastor received threats from members of Malawi’s Gule Wamkulu secret society and complaints from the head...

I was discussing last week about how tempting it is as a doctor to feel like it is the physicians who have the responsibility to bring...

Just over ten years ago, I was writing personal statements for residency programs. Sometimes I go back through those statements and...

I wake up around 7 to the pouring rain. That’s great because I needed extra sleep after staying up late. And there’s power this morning,...

Today, I am tired. I am tired from planning trainings and travel and programs with so many pieces that something is sure to fall through....

A day in my life January 2022 I stayed up late on conference calls last night, hearing from experts in California about ways to improve...

Ten months ago, we adopted a little village dog and took over the contract for a night guard. Together, those two had been protecting for...

Pruning is my least favorite part of gardening. It’s probably my least favorite part of life, too. I love watching the growth of new...

My patients inspire me. I have patients who really take lifestyle interventions seriously and have prevented or reversed chronic disease...

Christian Health Service Corps has a policy that missionaries should physically get away from their place of work every quarter. These...

6:30 I get up, brew tea, read my Bible, eat breakfast, and get ready. Greg’s awake by 7:00 and I ask him to help with the printer. I...

Yesterday was Susie’s last day shadowing me at ABC Clinic. Sometimes she really was like my shadow, quietly observing my conversations...

I wake up just after 6:00. I had dreams about people singing, influenced no doubt by the roosters crowing at all hours of the night and...

She came into my office alone, without a family member as a guardian, and she didn’t want a student to sit in on our meeting; her issue...

The settings couldn’t have been more different. A couple years ago in rural Malawi I sat down with a team of two clinicians who provided...

I admit that my reflections talk about tea more than most other things, but to be fair, tea helps me connect and reflect more than most....

We expected Thoko and Nixon sometime this afternoon, but we were working on our computers as we waited. After a bit, I looked outside,...

I munched mindlessly on banana chips and a marshmallow. I should eat dinner. I knew better than to eat this junk food at all. But this...

I’ve never spoken to 1000 people before. I might have thought it would have been more intimidating, that I might have prepared for days...