Part 1
I have just returned from an amazing experience in Uganda, where I had the privilege of participating in a medical mission that treated nearly 3,000 patients. The people we treated came from near and far, some traveling for days over hundreds of miles, just for the rare opportunity to get some medical care. The team, sponsored by Operation Heal Africa Foundation, was made up of seventeen Americans, and many Ugandan physicians, nurses and volunteers, who strove to provide a broad cross-section of medical care including general medicine, pediatrics, eye care, gynecology and surgical services. The most important volunteer on our team, in my humble unbiased opinion, was my daughter who plans to pursue a career in medicine. We mostly treated the common problems seen everywhere, but also had the opportunity to treat illnesses rarely found in the U.S. such as Malaria and Tuberculosis. Several members of our team saw problems most American physicians have never seen such as tertiary Syphilis and Elephantiasis. Of course there were the expected cultural idiosyncrasies to overcome. The equatorial heat and humidity were oppressive. The constant hanging smoke from burnt garbage made one long for the comparatively crystal clean air of smoggy Los Angeles. What a world for a Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon,
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