Honoring one of BIPAI’s founding members
The Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) at Texas Children’s Hospital lost one of its founding members Aug. 11 with the passing of Dr. Peter Nicholas Kazembe.
Student Corner: Lauren Kells and Meredith Roehrs
Following their didactic training, students in the Orthotics and Prosthetics Program in the School of Health Professions at Baylor are required to complete an 18-month residency, where they provide care to patients under the supervision of a preceptor. Students are able to explore residency opportunities around the world. For two students, that took them half…
Distance won’t stop this doctor from helping people in need
For Dr. Sophia Banu, assistant professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, helping people has always been her passion. With immense compassion and empathy, Banu has traveled all over the world to help people during some of the most challenging times of their lives.
Smart Pod’s versatility on display in Liberia
Designed as a treatment center that can be rapidly deployed for response to emergencies like the Ebola outbreak in Africa, the Smart Pod developed by Baylor Global Initiatives is now showing its versatility by being used for other aspects of patient care.
Student Corner: Alex Dahinten
Alex Dahinten, a student in Baylor’s Orthotics and Prosthetics Program in the School of Allied Health Sciences, reflects on his training experience in Ecuador, where he (nearly) ascended the country’s highest active volcano with the nonprofit Range of Motion Project, and on his decision to enter the O&P field.