Friends of Kijabe

Dr. Annviola on her journey to pediatrics, why she loves Kijabe, growing up in Kibera, amazing patient stories. Why Pediatrics? "If I don't do it, who will?"

Conversation about training in Kijabe, safe deliveries, the healthcare landscape in Kenya, and the benefits of the Kijabe resident housing project.

About Kabarak University-Kijabe Hospital family medicine training, healthy communities, the advantage of learning in Kijabe (access to advanced equipment/clinical opportunities), and a little about Friends of Kijabe.  

Conversation with Dr. Hellen Kihoro about training, faith in medicine, specialization, dreams for Kenya.  

Conversation with Dr. Etienne Mastaki about his journey from DRC to Kijabe, Anesthesiology training, Faith in Medicine, and the benefits of building resident/fellow housing in Kijabe.

"I want to be a doctor for African people. I want to work in Africa. There's so much healthcare need in this continent that if we, as the medics who've been trained, just stay around and work for our people, there will be a huge difference. Then we'll start becoming the policy makers. We'll be like, 'now we've worked in this place. We need to change this policy to this.' And then slowly by slowly,...

Conversation with Kijabe Oncologist Sarah Muma about her personal experience and the future of cancer care in Kijabe and the country.

Conversation with Dr. Stephen Dyar about building a Comprehensive Cancer Center in Greenville and the building blocks necessary to do the same in the Kijabe context.

Conversation with PAACS Anesthesiology Resident about medicine, systems, compassion, faith and building for the future.

David:  I want to talk a little bit about the hospital, but I'm also curious about your life.  So first, just tell me your name and what you do at Kijabe Hospital.   Linette:  My name is Linette. I'm a medical officer, general doctor at Kijabe. I work in the Internal Medicine department in general wards.  When COVID was here in COVID ward – now it’s respiratory center, and in ICU/HDU [Intensive Ca...

Dayalan:  I'm Dayalan Clarke. I'm a breast surgeon from the UK. I came out to Kijabe mainly to help because Beryl [Akinyi] has been on maternity leave. Beryl is the surgeon who does most of the breast work here, and Peter Bird, who we have known for many, many years, asked if we could if I could come and help. Peter grew up in India as a missionary child with his father being a surgeon and a missi...

Conversation on faith, work-life balance, parenting, stewardship, leading through the pandemic,

Elizabeth Drum Interview:    David: You started a new position a little while ago, is that correct?     Elizabeth: I have a couple different responsibilities.  I became chair of a committee within the American Society of Anesthesiologists.  They have a committee, the Global Humanitarian Outreach, within the American Society of Anesthesiologists  that was originally envisioned as a way to send US a...

Olakunle Idowu – Anesthesiologist, MD Anderson   David: I know you said it’s a long story, but I’d love to hear the short version of the long story.    I’m Nigerian, I was actually born in Nigeria.  I’m the last of four children.  My siblings were born in Boston, but my father, who is a math professor took a position at the university of Dos.  We were living there when I was born.  I came to the U...

Greg Sund  David:  [00:00:00] Good afternoon and good evening. We have no idea what time zone you guys will be in when you're watching this, but I am David Shirk. I'm director of Friends of Kijabe, and I'm sitting here with Greg Sund, our newest addition to the Kijabe team.   Greg:  [00:00:17] We moved here from a small village, rural hospital in Burundi, where we have been for about five years.  ...

David: So today I'm talking with a pastor Benjamin.  What's your full name and what your role at Kijabe Hospital?   Benjamin: My full name is Pastor Benjamin Kioko Mutuku.  My role in Kijabe Hospital is being the staff chaplain in the department of chaplaincy, dealing with the staff in the hospital - spiritual, psychosocial needs.     David: I don't think this role exists, very much, in America. I...

David - What is your name and what do you do at Kijabe Lilian - I’m Lilian and I’m an Ob-Gyn in Kijabe, for the last four years, but been here a lot longer. David - When did you start? Lilian - 2007, internship for two months, elective term, 2009 internship for one year. I left for 8 months and came back in October 2010. Then residency, and I came back fully in 2015. David - Who is your husband an...

FULL EPISODE EPISODE SUMMARY Conversation with Dr. Mardi Steere about Mission, Leadership, Emergency Medicine and Ebenezer Moments from her 8+ years at Kijabe Hospital. EPISODE NOTES David - So today, I'm talking with Mardi Steere. This is a conversation that I don't want to have. It's about leaving about memories, and about Kijabe. And I don't want to have it because I don't want you guys ever to...

FoK - How long have you been in Kijabe? You delivered on what date? Dorine - I delivered on the 2nd of May 2019. I came in a week before, the 27th of April. FoK - And today is July 9th? Dorine - No, it’s the 8th, it’s our monthiversary, we got married on the 8th of February. Happy monthiversary! I think the baby’s charts say 65 days of life or something like that. 72 days, I’ve been here. FoK – So...

Pastor Helmers: Grace be to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 10:34 34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. 36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 37...

PAACS Part 1 Good morning and welcome to the first PAACS episode. PAACS stands for the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons and on the next two episodes I’ll be sharing conversations with graduates and faculty in the PAACS training programs at mission hospitals in Kijabe and around Africa. Nothing done at Kijabe Hospital is in isolation. Surgeons have been training under the PAACS program at...

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Watson: For you specifically, I want to get a sense of how that transition was. You said you were very successful as a wedding photographer. I know for me, I only do photography as a hobby, but I get that feeling of joy when I get the perfect picture, and edit it, and I’ve given a few people some of my productions, and I’m so happy. And to go from that, where that doesn’t directly translate. For A...

During internship I came to Kijabe, I scrubbed in theatre, I had excellent teachers, and I fell in love with surgery. I totally fell in love with surgery. The ability to take someone who is broken, and someone who has been taken out of society because of one issue or another, and then you go into theatre and fix the problem, and they can plug back in. Especially in orthopaedics, they’re not walkin...

Nolen - It’s a lot of fun trying to learn new things and culture. One of the things I love is how (Kenyan) families take care of each other. That’s something I think the U.S. system should adopt. It’s so endearing to see how much patient families show up and are just there, take care of things, rally around each other. It’s something I love to see. There’s times when I see a patient in clinic and...