ATSU-SOMA makes Tanzanian medical mission
Posted: January 17, 2012
The medically underserved population of Ndala, Tanzania, received much needed care during a two-week medical mission led by ATSU-SOMA faculty Samuel Feinstein, D.O.; Grace Stewart, M.D., professor; and second-year student Stacey Klyn.
Dr. Feinstein has been on medical missions in Tanzania for the last five years and Dr. Stewart for two years. In the past they have done volunteer work at government hospitals in Sumbawanga. This year’s mission, held June 30-July 16, was Klyn’s first overseas medical experience.
“The people of Tanzania are great and are in need of medical care, especially in smaller villages. We learned a lot about tropical medicine and were able to teach the doctors and surgeons there useful medical knowledge that they can apply to better serve