Day before our Trip
Preparing for any overseas trip can be significant, but what every preparations I might personally be doing, it is nothing compared to what IVU has done. The work to prepare for any teaching mission starts with the planning and organization at the IVU office in Salt Lake City. And this could not happen with out the support of all our donors. This is not a solicited thank you, but honestly, I know what I have had to do to prepare for this mission and any teaching trip would not be possible with out the financial support of our backers.
Think about moving a house across the country- then think about moving a functioning operating room to a remote location. My own teaching hospital has a hard enough time having all the ducks in a row some days. I can only imagine the tough work Nate Cook our surgical tech, Stacie Pearce our recovery nurse and Brent Nelson our circulating nurse has been doing- instruments, catheters, tape, gloves, and even an autoclave. You name it, they has it worked out.
In addition to my preparing, the rest of the team is working hard. Our Team Leader Dr Fran Schneck went last year to Ghana. Going him this year is Dr. Bellinger and Dr Sweeney. Both Dr Schneck and Dr. Bellinger are faculty in Pediatric Urology at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. Dr Sweeny is their current Fellow. Also from Pittsburgh come our anesthesiologists, Dr Yang and Dr. Semenov. Me, I am a resident at University of Rochester and I was fortunate enough to obtain a travel scholarship from the IVU.
So that is our Team. With all the help from the IVU, we start off tomorrow to Kumasi Ghana to the Komfo Anoyke teaching hospital (KATH).
~Stephanya Shear
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