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Zachary Self
4 days ago
Giving Birth Should Not Be Deadly
" Guatemala has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Latin America. Due to lack of access to quality maternity care and...
Zachary Self
Dec 7
Wellness Program & Uphill Racing
As part of the Wellness Program we offer our local team, we have featured a race at the end of each of the last few years. In prior...
Zachary Self
Nov 23
Another Step Closer to a Brighter Future
Recently Mariano- the current beneficiary of the N. Barrett Self Memorial Scholarship - marked an important milestone in his medical...
Zachary Self
Nov 17
Physician as... Prophet(?)
Despite living essentially full-time in Guatemala for the last decade plus, I am still (and, arguably always will be) the "other." ...
Zachary Self
Nov 9
Diabetes Program Success Story
With World Diabetes Day approaching, it seemed fitting to pause and celebrate a success story from our Diabetes Program. Norma,...
Zachary Self
Nov 2
Breaking Bread in a Broken World (aka Accompaniment & Global Health)
A couple of the more memorable patients who have visited our clinic recently presented with very different presentations, yet were united...
Zachary Self
Oct 27
Bonus: Q&A from Grand Rounds
The gift that keeps on giving... I indicated in our last post that Part 3 was the final portion of the presentation shared in Ventura,...
Zachary Self
Oct 20
Ventura Grand Rounds: Part 3
With this post we wrap up our three part series sharing a presentation given at Ventura County Medical Center earlier this year as part...
Zachary Self
Oct 13
Art & Fear... & Global Health
One of our daughters, Natalie, enjoys making art. She and I have been working our way (in fits and starts as any respectable artist...
Zachary Self
Oct 7
Sugarcane as Risk Factor for HIV
Last week a 43yo male presented to clinic with a chief complaint of "weakness." He also reported weight loss and decreased appetite. ...
Zachary Self
Sep 27
Racin' Round Town... Unencumbered by Reality
Guatemala celebrates its Independence Day each year on September 15th. Independence “Day” is a bit of misnomer as the celebration spans...
Zachary Self
Sep 15
Potpourri of Patients & Pathologies
Per the Cambridge Dictionary, one definition of potpourri is: "an unusual or interesting mixture of things." For this post, I selected a...
Zachary Self
Sep 8
Roots & Branches
I recently had the pleasure of spending some time with the Health Talents International team at Hospital Ezell. The facility occupies a...
Zachary Self
Sep 8
Ventura Grand Rounds: Part 2
With this second installment of a presentation shared at Ventura County Medical Center earlier this year as part of their Health Equity...
Zachary Self
Aug 12
Clinic Tour (OG Version)
This one's a bit of a bonus post. I recently rediscovered this brief video tour of our site from 2015. It was featured prominently in...
Zachary Self
Aug 11
Death by... Mosquito Bite
This year has been a record breaking year for cases of dengue. The number of reported cases in Guatemala thus far in 2024 is up nearly...
Zachary Self
Aug 10
Ventura Grand Rounds: Part 1
The below video is the first of a three part series of posts sharing the presentation given earlier this year at Ventura County Medical...
Zachary Self
Aug 4
Podcast Shoutout
Wachalal was referenced in a recent episode of the popular medical podcast, Stimulus with Rob Orman, MD . Rob is a well respected and...
Zachary Self
Jun 30
Imaging Upgrade... AI Powered Digital X-Ray!
In our most recent blog post we shared exciting news regarding a recent lab upgrade powered by AI. This post shifts our attention to...
Zachary Self
Jun 30
Lab Upgrade... World's Smallest CBC Test!
The robots are coming!!... and our site in rural Guatemala has joined the AI revolution with our most recent lab upgrade. A couple of...
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