December 2019: "The Georges in Peru"
They say it's all Technique
Today was the CONREDE track meet. It pits the doctors, lawyers, engineers, nurses, accountants, etc.
Doctor, do you make 'Car Calls'?
I make a lot more house calls in Peru than I would in the USA. I don't have set clinic hours, so I'm able to go to a patient's house if needed. I've had to hike to some places, like once when I went to see a patient with Huntington's Chorea, who couldn't walk. Today was my first 'car call'. Pastor Simón asked me if I would see a patient in Clínica Arequipa with multiple leg fractures from a car accident to see if she would qualify for financial assistance from our Medical Assistance Project. After I saw her, Pastor Simón asked if I would see another lady from h