by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | May 12, 2015 | 2015, Blog
When I was young and considering my career, analyzing numbers was never even a blip on my radar screen. I wanted to find a profession that allowed me to work directly with people and improve their lives in some capacity. For this reason, I went into nursing and have...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | May 2, 2015 | 2015, Blog
I have recently returned from my first visit to Haiti. I have worked in Rwanda mentoring nurses in a hospital and teaching at a nursing school. Last January I traveled to Malawi where I visited hospitals and health centers to listen and learn from the nurses. After...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Apr 23, 2015 | 2015, Blog
GNC celebrates Nurses Week with a facilitated discussion: “Nursing Leadership in Global Health” at the PIH office in Boston MA. When: May 12, 2015 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm Where: Partners in Health 888 Commonwealth Avenue, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Mar 12, 2015 | 2015, Blog
As usual, my disclosures first: I am neither a scholar of nor a specialist in trauma-informed care. Though, caring for homeless and immigrant persons in the US, and rural impoverished individuals in Southern Mexico and Guatemala, certainly makes me feel like I should...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Feb 15, 2015 | 2015, Blog
Global – “of or relating to the whole world, embracing the whole of something.” Nursing: “…autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings.” (ICN) My name is Barbara Waldorf. I have...
by Monica Adhiambo Onyango | Feb 12, 2015 | 2015, Blog
My name is Mary Ellen Biggerstaff, I am a Family Nurse Practitioner living in Olympia, WA and working at a rural health care clinic. I recently attended a Conference at University of California of San Francisco, which was designed as a boot camp for mid-career...
