Established in 1915, Kijabe Hospital services include inpatient adults and pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, neonatology and a very busy surgery department. Kijabe also emphasizes care in HIV and orthopedics. Since it is a referral center, patients coming to Kijabe tend to be very sick. Most common diagnoses include HIV and other infectious diseases (e.g., pneumonia, meningitis, kidney infections, and cellulitis) and cardiovascular disease (e.g., strokes and heart disease).
The elective integrates physiologic, socio-economic, cultural and spiritual parameters. Medical students participate in the full range of clinical activities, including inpatient care, outpatient clinics, surgery and obstetrics. Educational opportunities also include daily morning report, monthly morbidity and mortality reviews, weekly grand rounds, clinical-pathological conferences, and a dedicated afternoon of CME each week.
Past Participants
“Overall, I’m abundantly thankful for the chance to meet inspiring providers and learn more concretely about the many ways global health and child neurology intersect. Though I’m obviously nervous about the start of intern year, this experience made me so excited for my career to start!”
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“I certainly learned to rely more on my brain, my hands, and my stethoscope while in Africa—the heart of true medicine... I am forever inspired by these patients and their families and will carry these experiences with me for the rest of my life.”
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“I’ve been so incredibly lucky to have had various enriching global health opportunities throughout medical school and working at Bethany Kids at Kijabe Hospital was certainly no different. Perhaps most notably, working in Kijabe gave me the opportunity to envision the role that global health could have in my career.”
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