Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog!

Unfortunately, this post is coming a bit late, as I managed to catch a quick flu in between all our travels. But not to worry, there are plenty of photos that will help me catch you all up to speed.

After our trip to Punta Cana, we returned back to our home base for most of this trip, Los Mina Hospital, where we met up with the chief resident, Dr. Jaisson Abel Colon Bautista.

Dr. Colon showed us around the OB-GYN emergency room, the labor waiting room, and the delivery and operating rooms. We were very lucky, and also got to watch a C-section and a vaginal delivery. Lastly, Dr. Colon brought us back to the simulation room for residents, where we caught the end of a training session. Dr. Colon also took the time teach us some clinical skills, like how to measure cervical dilation, with some of the materials in the simulation room.

 

 

 

 

 

Towards the end of the week, we spent some time polishing up the Pumani bCPAP utilization survey, and sent it out to representatives at hospitals we had visited across the different regions of the country.

On the weekend, we visited the local zoo in Santo Domingo, where we saw everything from water buffalos, to ostriches, to toucans!

 

Lastly, we took a quick boat trip to Saona Island, off the eastern coast of the main island. Some locals on the boat were happy to teach us some of the basics of Merengue and Bachata, so we were finally able to check that off the list! After spending some time soaking in the sunshine on the white sand and in the clear waters, we headed back to get ready for the next week ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned for my last post wrapping up our trip!

-Anathea