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2nd Annual Tiny Tim & Friends Craft Sale Coming Up!

By fandrey on April 30, 2013 10:19 AM
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One of our international partners, Tiny Tim and Friends, will hold its 2nd annual craft sale on Thursday, May 2, 10am-2pm, on the 2nd floor Moos-PWB concourse across from Outside In Restaurant,. They will have Zambian crafts, including jewelry, hand-painted note cards, plastic tote bags and more. 

Tiny Tim and Friends is a non-religious NGO that operates in Lusaka, Zambia, primarily in service of children with HIV.  Program director, Tim Meade MD, provides an exemplary learning experience for our residents who elect to serve in Zambia during their internationanl electlve.  Learn more

Slusher Teaches At Angkor Children's Satellite Clinic

By fandrey on April 17, 2013 12:13 PM
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Tina Slusher participates in a Women's Day activity at AHC Satellite Clinic

During Tina Slusher's March 2013 trip to Cambodia, she observed at Angkor Children's Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. While there as an observer, she was asked to do some informal teaching in their PICU and some formal teaching for their residents, consultants and staff. 

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PICU staff report having made several changes to practice as a result of Dr. Slusher's teaching and recommendations.

As part of that invitation, she also was able to enjoy a day a their satellite clinic site, where she taught and observed. The AHC Satellite Clinic is about 20 miles outside of Siem Reap, part of the government-owned Sotnikum Referral Hospital.

Dr. Slusher relays the message that AHC welcomes further U of Minnesota residents who wish to participate, and that this open invitation is largely due to our longstanding partnership  with AHC.

Angkor Children's Hospital is a non-profit hospital that provides care to children in northern Cambodia, with arrivals of more than 400 children and families every day.

Tiny Tim And Friends To Hold Craft Sale December 5, 2012

By fandrey on December 2, 2012 5:04 PM
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One of our international partners, Tiny Tim and Friends, will hold its annual craft sale on December 5, 10a to 2p at Moos Towers on the 2nd floor concourse across from Outside In Restaurant. They will have Zambian crafts, including jewelry, hand-painted note cards, plastic tote bags and more. 

Tiny Tim and Friends is a non-religious NGO that operates in Lusaka, Zambia, primarily in service of children with HIV.  Program director, Tim Meade MD, provides an exemplary learning experience for our residents who elect to serve in Zambia during their internationanl electlve.  Learn more

New International Elective in Zambia

By Global Pediatrics on August 9, 2010 9:47 AM
Tim Meade, M.D., CEO and founder of Tiny Tim & Friends, met July 13 with global pediatrics residents to discuss the new international elective opportunity in Lusaka, Zambia. The elective experience will include two clinics per week at a private outpatient clinic (~200 patients served per day) and a complement of time spent going with a mobile outreach team into the compounds surrounding Lusaka to screen and treat minor illnesses (~1000 patients served per month).

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Resident on Wards In Tanzania

By Global Pediatrics on March 18, 2010 11:01 AM
Medicine/Pediatrics resident Sarah Hoehnen is currently on a two-month rotation at Selian Lutheran Hospital in Tanzania, our newest partner site. Here is a photo of her on Mount Meru.

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Resident in Tanzania

By Global Pediatrics on September 14, 2009 1:14 PM
Fourth year medicine-pediatrics resident Chrisanne Timpe DuPuis (pictured) is currently at our partner site in Arusha, Tanzania, providing care for children at Selian Lutheran Hospital, teaching interns and learning from residents, staff and faculty there.

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