Visitors, July 2011

Greg and Patient

Gregoire (Greg) deCourville is a graduating medical student from Lyon, France who just finished his 6th year of medical school. He is awaiting results for his standing (July 20th) for residency to be determined in September. His interest is in Orthopaedics. Greg met an Ethiopian doctor in Lyon who helped him  organize this trip as he wanted to experience a developing country with few resources and non-French speaking. He wants to improve his English. Greg and I walk around with our dictionaries: he with his French-English and I with my Amharic-English! Greg has an inquisitive mind and cooperative spirit and is growing both in his knowledge of Orthopaedics and in English. He has endeared himself to all the staff and will be with us for 2 months.


Sophie Dickinson just finished the 5th year of medical school . She is from Sheffield, England, and is interested in international work perhaps in OB/GYN or Pediatrics. Sophie spent 6 months teaching English in India, as well as working in a leprosy clinic. She came to Ethiopia without a position, but a friend arranged an appointment here at MCM,  She will spend a month with us then off to Kenya and Uganda, to help in some women's health workshops. She is an adventurous young lady and has become a friend to all. She and Elizabeth (another student I’ll post later) are off on an 8-hour bus trip to Harar for the weekend!

Greg, Sophie, Elizabeth (VA Tech student)

Adulis, Dr. Kinfu (anesthesiologist), Greg

Adulis, a young  Ethiopian lady, stopped by to visit old friends. She is a medical student at Cambridge University, and is also working on a MPH (Masters of Public Health). She has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Kentucky, a BA in Psycology from the University of South Africa and an MSc in Medical anthropology from Oxford University. Adulis has a great interest in bringing modern health care to all of Ethiopia, and has worked on projects to this end. She will be here for 6 weeks before returning to England.

—Don