Tuesday, July 17, 2007

This one's for you, Javi


So maybe we missed it, but we seriously don't think anyone has done an article on Javier yet. That is ridiculous. Therefore, we dedicate this to Javi.

Javier is a 27 year old Honduran who went to medical school in Cuba. He has an awesome (and beautiful) wife named Gilian, spends his weeks working with Mission Lazarus in Choluteca and surrounding areas, and spends his weekends working at a clinic in Tegucigalpa and seeing movies (which he loves). His English is excellent (which is incredibly helpful for us slow kids who are still working on their Spanish). He is a great doctor and amazing with the interns. Under Javier, we've learned how to draw blood, give injections, take off nails, do a few minor surgeries, perform abdominal checks, and diagnose a lot of different diseases. Could we have asked for a better clinical experience? Probably not. So, thanks, Javier. We salute you. (And he's making dinner for us tonight. That's awesome, too.)

-Tristan McPherson & Natosha Correro

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