International Rotations

photo of residents in front of a sign in Africa

Togo, West Africa

Katie Kammert (Class of 2023) in June 2021 accompanied Dr. Craig Kline, a Lakeland General Surgeon, to Hôpital Baptiste Biblique in Togo, West Africa. While there she assisted with a variety of cases including hernia repairs, hysterectomies, I&Ds, and lye ingestions.

photo of resident and a surgeon in Africa

Togo, West Africa

Marcus Fazzari (Class of 2021) accompanied a general surgeon from Lakeland, Dr. Craig Kline, who served as an excellent mentor and teacher. While in Togo, he assisted in performing close to 60 surgical cases ranging from hernia repairs to large tumor removals.

photo of resident with children during a mission trip in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Larisa Grinvalds (Class of 2020) traveled to Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone on a medical mission trip in January 2020 during her fourth year of residency. The hospital in Mattru has less than 100 beds and serves as a referral hospital for the entire Bonthe district of 200,000 people.

photo of resident during a surgery during a mission trip

Sierra Leone

Corita Wheeler (Class of 2020) recently traveled to Mattru Jong in Sierra Leone, Africa for a medical mission trip.

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residents using an ultrasound on a patient during a mission trip

Sierra Leone

Kevin Dougherty (Class of 2018) and our Ultrasound Director Jereme Long helped teach the local medical staff at Mattru Hospital about clinical bedside ultrasonography.

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resident walking with children during a mission trip

Sierra Leone

Kimberly Stillman (Class of 2018) traveled to Sierra Leone for a medical mission trip.

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medical staff posing for a picture during a mission trip

Haiti

Ryan Stringer (Class of 2017) went to Haiti to provide basic medical care to over 450 people.

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medical staff posing for a picture during a mission trip

Mazatlan, Mexico

Ryan Stringer (Class of 2017) went for a medical mission trip and helped set up a mobile health clinic that provided aid to local orphanages.

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