Jones Family Post--Reflections

We've now been home almost 3 weeks, back into what is summer routine...middle kids up and running (literally) with their cross country teams at 6am most mornings, then to symphony practice for their upcoming Charlie Chaplin silent film project.  Hunter and Harrison are enjoying a more laid back summer schedule, which is good for both of them.  Reading, swimming, basketball, lemonade stands...music, friends, family meals...strengthening bonds and making more memories.  Ivan has fully embraced his new role at Travis Credit Union, and I've now delivered my 100th baby since joining Kaiser Permanente earlier this year.  We celebrated the arrival of our newest nephew, born the day after Ashley celebrated her 13th birthday!  And we were so happy to see & spend a bit of time with Marta and Deme on an unexpected visit to northern California.  We are joining in prayer with many, many folks for Kalkidan's recurrent tumor to be definitively healed.  

The cadence of life...so rich, sometimes predictable, often not.  We remain ever grateful for each new day.  God is good--always--no matter what mountaintops or valleys we experience. He is merciful, just, gracious, generous, and full of lovingkindness. And He will never leave us. Know Him who loves you deeply and created you in His image...this is my greatest hope.  --sj

Jones Family at Blue Nile Falls

And now, some reflections from our family:

Ivan:

On the way to Ethiopia, I started reading the book Flash Boys by Michael Lewis.  In the first chapter, the author describes how a few entrepreneurs dig a fiber optic trench from Chicago to New York—some 827 miles—so they can shave less than 2 milliseconds off the time it takes to place a stock market trade.  A millisecond is only one thousandth of a second, but Wall Street firms ponied up nearly $3 billion for the right to use the new line.  The book goes on to reveal several insidious schemes perpetrated by many of these firms to bilk common investors out of billions of dollars.  Speed and greed are common themes throughout the book.  Yet it also tells the story of a few players in the game who want to clean up the playing field by shedding light on the nefarious plots of high frequency hedge funds and dark pools.  They create a new stock exchange that set fair rules and takes away opportunities to cheat.  Overarching all of this is the idea of ingenuity—some for good and some for evil—and the power of incentives on effecting human behavior.

On some levels, much of what I experienced in Ethiopia lies in stark contrast to the environment depicted in Flash Boys.  In comparison to milliseconds, time in the rural areas we visited is often measured in days.  Growing up in coastal North Carolina, we operated on ‘beach time’ for much of the summer.  And living in Hawaii, we quickly grew accustomed to ‘aloha time.’  But ‘Africa time’ is another gear downshift.  According to Lewis, Wall Street firms think nothing of upgrading IT equipment every six months to ensure they achieve the fastest possible communication.  Yet in Ethiopia, I was asked by a young girl if she could have my empty plastic bottle because she wanted to use it to carry water back to her home.  Roadside markets sold old canola oil bottles for the same purpose.  What different values we place on the same resources.  Donkeys and 10-year-old Toyotas are the most common modes of transportation, and the average cell phone looks like it was made in the 1990s.  These are modest items, but illustrate practical steps taken to make a difficult lifestyle a bit easier.  Electricity is fairly common, but as one local health clinic can attest, access to the grid is not always as simple as one might think.  So, thousands of local residents are limited in the health care they can receive at the government-sponsored clinic because that very government will not take the steps required to provide the power that is so badly needed.  However, the clinicians there work hard to make the best of it and are genuinely proud of what they can offer.  Contentment is all about perspective.

I met a man who works in a local hospital but dreams of improving his status by opening a chicken farm.  He presented us a business plan after much study and contemplation, and in just four days, had built the first building with help from at least twenty friends.  He still needs about $2,500 dollars to make this all happen.  I appreciate his ingenuity—his excitement—and his incentives are clear.  His plans don’t have the pizazz of cross-country fiber optic cables, but there is a lot to be said for an honest day’s work.

For part of our time in Ethiopia, we served at a mission which included an orphanage, hospital, school for children, trade school for adults, medical college, and farm development center.  A chief goal of the mission was to address poverty by changing the playing field through teaching skills, healing disease, introducing vegetation to address hunger, and showing the love of Jesus to those in need.  Like in Lewis’ book, some decided to run counter to the norm and build a better model for the greater good.

I don’t want these to sound like the reflections of a spoiled American who has ‘seen the light’ and now wants to bash the US for its greed, waste, and shortsightedness.  Nor am I trying to highlight ways in which Ethiopia is behind the times and offer panaceas on how to fix it.  These are two very different nations—ten time zones apart—who share many of the same successes, dreams, concerns and struggles.  Our paces and perspectives are different, to be sure, and those clearly play into how we operate within our daily circumstances.  Yet at a more visceral layer, we may be more alike than it appears.  Reading Flash Boys helps me to bring into focus many of our surface-level differences, but on a deeper level, the stories merge.  Technologies are available to help our lives, but at times they are used (or not used) for ill.  Incentives for better lives drive ingenuity, whether you’re talking fiber optics or chickens.  Systemic problems create tiers in society, yet forces for good exist to bring equity and hope.  

We can learn from each other; may we encourage one another to fight the good fight.

Will:

     I spent my time at Project Mercy interacting with the children living there. Our team helped the children with their reading skills, as well as some indoor activities, such as Legos, puzzles, and making bracelets. Outside of the classroom, I played many different sports with the kids. My favorites were throwing the American football and playing (real) football. 

     The highlights of my time at Project Mercy were playing sports with the kids and bonding with my family. When we first arrived at Project Mercy, we expected to be teaching the kids how to play sports. But we soon realized that they were very skilled in many sports, besting our team in most games. It was very fun learning how to better play football from the house kids. I feel like I really bonded with my family over this trip, especially my older brother, Hunter. We played sports together, ate together, and watched football with Adam and Riley together. It was an overall amazing experience, and I hope to return.

Ashley:

I had the amazing opportunity to teach a house kid, Amani, violin. I had not played for several years, but I was very excited to get the chance to play. I don't think he had a lot of experience, so I taught him the notes and we did some scales. After he was confident, I started to teach him basic songs. I did not have song books available, so it took me a few chances to get the correct notes and play it for Amani. We started off with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. After he mastered that, we moved onto Mary Had a Little Lamb. He had more trouble with that, so I wrote the letter notes on a notebook and we went through the song one note at a time. Eventually we added if the note was an upward bow movement or a downward bow movement. The final song I taught him was Star Wars. We didn't quite master that one, since it was more difficult, but we made a lot of progress. Amani was very willing to learn, and was extremely grateful. He never gave up and he did not want to learn a new song unless the previous one was perfect. He was a hard worker, and I cannot wait to teach him again when I come back!!

Please share your top three memories from:
1. Traveling in northern Ethiopia
The churches in Lalibella
The boat ride in Bahir Dar
The beautiful hike and water falls in Bahir Dar

2. Project Mercy
Meeting Wingil, Mehret, both Lydias, Hywot and seeing Zondra
Playing vball with Sesay and others
Teaching and playing violin
Difficult puzzles
Devotions

3.  Germany
THE CLINES!!!
Gutenberg museum
Battle field memorial
Staying with Bodit and meeting Oma

Did you form any new relationships?
Miguel, Dana, Devin, Desmond, all the kids

Was it good family time? How so?
Yes! It was fun to play sports, teach, doing puzzles, traveling, and trying new things together

What will you remember most?
The kids happy faces and beautiful smiles

Do you want to return? Why or why not?
OF COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any surprises? Anything unexpected?
The kids were GREAT at everything and they never gave up

Would you recommend this experience to others?
YES! This was an amazing opportunity and I would definitely invite my friends and their families!!

Harrison:

Today I read with Ashenafi.  I call him “Ashi” because he lets me.  We read a book called Monkeys in the Forest.  He reads pretty well, but there are some words he has trouble with.  I help him through it, and he gets them in the end.  I really like Ashenafi.  He is really nice to me, he is good at soccer, and he is a good reader.  This is something really special about Ashenafi:  he had a terrible infection in his foot and almost lost his leg.   He used to be in a wheelchair.  Dr. Fekadu did surgery on him, and now he can run and jump and play soccer.  God is good!

This past week at Project Mercy has been really fun because I get to play with my friends, the food here is really good—“Mom, the soup they make here is so good!” The beds are comfortable, and it’s good to have quality family time here.  I have enjoyed watching “Ratatouille” with Mom and Ashley at night.

The Ethiopians seem so happy.  They might not have a lot, but they are not poor.  They are genuinely happy.  There is something about them that makes me feel at home.  I like it here in Ethiopia.  Project Mercy is the best ever.  When I grow up and become an adult, I might want to live here.  I want to live in a tukul at Project Mercy.

Hunter:

Before leaving for Ethiopia, I was constantly asked by my friends and peers questions such as “What are you going to do? What do you think it will be like? Are you ready? Are you scared?” I told them we were going to be touring around the country and seeing cultural sights for the first week and volunteering as humanitarians the second, and I put on an air of confidence and told them I was not scared and was definitely ready. But at the same time, underneath the surface I was apprehensive and a tad nervous. I confided in my closest friends that I had absolutely no idea what to expect from the experience. I felt unprepared in a lot of ways; I could not visualize in the slightest what the trip would hold in store for me. That’s the way I wanted things to be. I did not want to have any preconceived notions about the trip so that I could fully appreciate and absorb the gravity of the experience.

No amount of preparation could have primed me for everything I saw, heard, and felt during the two week expedition. Seeing the rural tukuls outside of the Lallibella airport, the constant stream of beggars, mostly children, who came up to us as we walked and sometimes as we drove, and the skinniness of the limbs and bodies of the people populating the towns we stayed in were all deeply moving, sadness inducing events. I knew Ethiopia was a poor nation, especially compared to the standard of living we have here in America, however it was nonetheless shocking to witness firsthand the full weight of the poverty in which these people live. What surprised me most about these experiences, however, was the joy on the faces of the impoverished. Their faces lit up as we approached; children waved and bellowed “Hello!” and “Salem!” as we passed, as if nothing made these people happier than our presence in their country. In America, it is hard not to get wrapped up in the “Wealth equals happiness” motto engrained into us by the influence of consumerism. Seeing joy emanate from the faces of those who have little to nothing was a reminder about what actually matters in life and what we should place true stock in.

Project Mercy was another humbling, profound experience. The graciousness of the staff, who spoiled us at every meal, and the kindness of the house kids, who insisted they help load our bags on the truck before our drive back to Addis Ababa, especially stuck out to me. I will never forget the looks on the kids’ faces when we gave them the gifts of books and soccer t-shirts. The gratefulness in their hearts was quite evident and something I won’t soon forget witnessing. The morning time we spent with the kids was truly awesome; it was heart-warming getting to hear and assist kids read books to us. I had been told some of the kids could not read at all as little as six months ago, and hearing the progress they made just in the few days we were there was very uplifting and encouraging. In addition, playing sports and doing outdoorsy activities with the kids during the afternoon was the most sheer fun I have had in a long time. A lot of the kids were impressive in the soccer games and I also had fun teaching the kids how to play basketball and flag football. It was great to see how much fun and enjoyment they took out of the sports and to see how excited they were to be able to play in the jerseys the Greers supplied. I was able to make a lot of personal connections with the kids either by playing soccer with them or by discussing the World Cup and their favorite club teams and players. It’s great how much a game can connect people from completely different worlds and backgrounds. I miss Project Mercy already and can’t wait to go back and see Sammy, Ashenafi, Wingail, Kedram, Sisay, and the rest of the house kids again.

Ethiopia was amazing on many levels. It served as a reference point for me to check my privilege and gain more insight into how truly blessed and lucky I am to live the life I lead. It reminded me joy has nothing to do with standard of living, possessions, or wealth. It served as a method of exposure to how much of the world lives and greater instilled the passion I have for wanting to help others.  I cannot wait to go back and earnestly hope I have the opportunity to do so again soon.

Holistic Ministry--by Dr. Randall Dodge

Post by Dr. Randall Dodge, Project Mercy COO
(pics by rd and sj)

What a privilege to partner with an amazing team of American families who were volunteering in Yetebon, Ethiopia, joining together to serve Project Mercy in a variety of holistic outreach services!  Although I have been to Yetebon many times and with many groups, this team of 26 members had to be the most age-diverse, with several who could still count their years on their own fingers, up to a septuagenarian whose energy and enthusiasm made him one of the most spirited and well-loved members of the group!  With Project Mercy's unique mission of holistic community development, this diverse team of volunteers contributed to many facets of the ministry including health care, education, children's programs, skills training, sports programs, and professional development, all the while expressing faith in a loving God who cares about every aspect of the lives of His children whether they find themselves in the US or in Ethiopia.

Team Project Mercy: from California, Las Vegas, Indiana, & Germany!!
Hearts united in service to the Lord!

Our group:  (L to R) Jerry Cline, Michael Cline, Ashley Jones, Randall Dodge, Harrison Jones, Rachel Peterson, David Cline, Wanda Demeke, Lali Demeke (with daughters Lydia and Hywot in front), Ivan Jones, Jenny Cline, Josh Cline, Devin Greer, Darrin Greer, Desmond Greer (in front of Hunter Jones and Noah Cline), Dineen Greer, Dana Greer, Will Jones, Zoe Tilton, Miguel Soler, Isabella Zuber, Bill Zuber, Chuck Yeager, Austin Yeager, Randy Thomas.
Not pictured: sj

Rachel meeting Sister Maseret at the Glen C Olson Hospital.
Sister Maseret is a beacon of light and pillar of strength and clinical excellence at the hospital and for the community.

Generations bond--septuagenearian Jerry Cline, 18yo Hunter Jones, and the author

I made this trip with my adult daughter, Rachel, who had just completed her first year of residency in pediatrics and internal medicine.  After first visiting my childhood home in Gondar, Ethiopia and seeing where my father had taught at a health college in the 1960's, we then met up with this talented team of medical doctors and their families in Yetebon.  The team had been assembled and was led by Dr. Sarah Jones, a family physician from California.  This was a return trip for Dr. Sarah and several of the visiting health care professionals, but a first-time experience for many of their family members.  It was also Rachel's first trip to Ethiopia and a chance for her to experience first-hand what she had heard about from her father and grandfather all her life, and to better understand what medical missions can be like in a developing country.

Rachel enjoying a buna (coffee) break -- welcome tradition!

Randall and Rachel at Gondar Castle, influenced by Portuguese builders

Rachel and Abdi, Project Mercy alumnus, tour Gondar University Medical School

As we quickly observed with the talented team of families, there were so many different areas of volunteer support that it is difficult to describe them all.  All of the visiting medical professionals went to Project Mercy's hospital and participated in a tour of facilities and services.  Dr. Bill Zuber continued each day to assist Project Mercy's chief surgeon, Dr. Fekadu, in the course of his medical duties at the hospital.  Other visiting physicians (including Rachel) and one visiting nurse had prepared lessons in infant and maternal care and shared these lessons over the course of two full days with the faculty of Project Mercy's midwifery college.  At the same time, reading programs and craft workshops were offered by other family members for Project Mercy's house kids in the mornings, and sports camps were offered each afternoon.  And while all this was going on, septuagenarian Jerry Cline was repairing electrical equipment throughout the Project Mercy compound in the skills training center and hospital.  Each day, the team came together for devotions based on discussions about the beatitudes, with Ivan Jones leading lively conversations that involved every member of the team.

Dr. Bill and Dr. Fekadu in the OR…together again!

Faculty Development session led by Dr. Michael Cline

PMHSC Faculty

Practical hands-on training at the midwifery college

Soccer!

Tesfu, Mulubraham, Ashley, Dana, Abenezer, and Heptum complete a puzzle

Ashley with Lydia, Mirhet, Wengel, and Selam

Ivan and Samuel read together

Jerry teaches Mohammad how to sew

Team excursions from the compound included a hike to an Orthodox church on the mountainside, a visit to a clinic south of Yetebon, a trip to nearby Butajira on market day, and a visit to the parents of a little girl from the community who was taken to the US almost two years on a medical visa.

Orthodox church

Picturesque countryside

 

Kalkidan's family tukul

Kalkidan's family inside tukul

Rachel and I also visited a nearby home in Yetebon to greet the parents of a young man from the rural Ethiopian community who lives with us when he is on break from studying at Taylor University in the US.  The young man's parents welcomed us into their home and the family enthusiastically watched a recorded message from their son/brother that we had brought with us.  His parents were almost overcome with emotion and pride, the father fighting back tears as his son spoke to him through the video recording.  Each member of the family then recorded their own message for us to take back to the US for their son/brother to see.  They shared words of encouragement, letting their beloved son know that he was missed but that the family was 100% behind him in his studies.  We were then treated to a coffee ceremony and snacks of roasted beans and soft drinks.

Kidane

Before we left their home I was asked if I had any advice for the family.  After a moment of reflection, I told them that they had done an amazing job of raising their son who is now in the US.  His kindness, work ethic, faithfulness, persistence, and love for others is an inspiration to all who have the privilege to know him.  My advice to his mother and father was to continue whatever they had done as parents for this son and raise their other children in a similar manner, teaching the next generation to be honorable and steadfast in the values that had been so successful in developing such great character traits for their older son.

Kidane's family

In much the same way, that was what the team of visiting American parents and physicians was trying to do for their children by volunteering together as families through Project Mercy in Yetebon, Ethiopia.  These thoughtful and generous parents wanted their sons and daughters to know about selfless service in an organization that had inspired them to give of themselves to others and to something that added meaning and purpose to their own lives.  Joining in a vision to "renew the heart of a nation" they wanted their children to see that joy did not come from having the latest fashion or technology but was a byproduct of loving service for the benefit of others and relationships that found common ground in virtue and selflessness.  What was most exciting to me was watching another generation come to a deeper understanding of how they could make a difference with no thought of what they might get out of it.  After a week in Yetebon, as we made our way home, my heart was further delighted to hear my own daughter commit to find a way to return and continue in a legacy of love for the people of Ethiopia through Project Mercy.

Dr. Dodge and his daughter, Dr. Rachel Peterson
What a meaningful time together!


Last day at PM--but Lord-willing, not our last visit!

Randall Dodge, PhD, JD
Project Mercy Chief Operating Officer

Universal language: laughter and kindness--from Chuck Yeager

What a wonderful experience this was to be able to come out to Ethiopia and see God's hand at work at Project Mercy. Austin and I were on our first mission type trip, and we were blown away as soon as we arrived. I was touched by how lively and exuberant the Ethiopians were at Project Mercy.  I was told before we left that a trip like this was not necessarily about sweeping changes for the folks at Project Mercy because we would only be there for 7 days.  Now that we have been home for a week, I am certain that I received far more than I gave.  

Chuck and Austin in front of the Orthodox Church, a short hike up the mountain from Project Mercy

Chuck and Ashenafi read together

Austin reads with his new friend

One of the stories that I will never forget involved 2 little girls who are about 5 years old.  They are both little firecrackers. One of them fell on the ground and sat up and looked at me with her hands out saying, "Up!"  So I pulled her up by her hand and lifted her off the ground as high as I could with outstretched arms. She thought this was the funniest thing, so she would fake falling down again and yell at me, "Up!"  So I would repeat this process again and again. After awhile, I decided I would grab her feet and pull her up by her ankles. That was even more exciting to her than swinging her by the hands. Once I did this, the squeals emanating from the little girl hit some frequency that attracted another little girl who also insisted I do the same thing to her. After a few times of lifting and twirling the girls by their feet I was worn out.  ;-)  They began to negotiate for more. I told them, "Last time." The first girl looks and thinks about it and says, "2 times her, 2 times me."  I knew right then and there that some things are universal and are not culturally based…in this case, the art of a child negotiating for "more" from a trusted adult.

Wengel is all smiles…she has quite the exuberant personality!

The young ladies have recruited Mr. Ivan in the "swing me" game, too!

There is another story that I want to share.  Ashenafi, a 12 year old boy, broke his leg a few years back and nearly died from the ensuing infection that developed in his foot.  In fact, the infection was so severe that the doctors debated amputating his foot in order to save his life.  Several surgeries later and what I’m sure was a long and intense rehab, the boy was able to walk despite a noticeable limp.  He played soccer with me endlessly and without complaint, mastering skills with his other foot.  He hiked with us up a mountain in “Crocs” never complaining and offering help to all the visitors who were clearly not accustomed to the altitude.  

No one would ever guess that Ashenafi was once crippled by an infection in his foot.

Ashenafi at play

And reading with Coach Chuck

One incident in particular stuck with me.  We stopped along a stream to rest and take pictures.  Some had taken their shoes off in order to wade through the water.  When it was time to go, I watched this boy gather the children to get their shoes on and even help tie the shoes of one of the adults from our group.  The adult was more than capable of tying his own shoe; but that wasn’t the point, was it?  I am reminded of 1 Peter 4:10:  "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms."

Hike to the Orthodox Church, led by PM student guides

Teaching at the Project Mercy Health Science College

PMHSC Skills/Faculty Development Course--25-26 June 2014

The Project Mercy Health Science College

  

With Registrar Missay and Midwife Mamush--both EXCELLENT Teachers!!

We had the great pleasure of working with the Project Mercy Health Science College (PMHSC) faculty this week.  Breaking the ice was easy with Dr. Michael’s ice-breaker:  “share your most memorable delivery, most memorable teacher, &/or your most memorable student.”  In ping-pong fashion, more than a dozen stories and recollections were shared, some with levity, others with a more serious tone.  We are all shaped by the people and experiences in our lives, and for the group assembled at PMHSC, the common ties that bind were quickly revealed.

  

   Ato Jiregna (School Dean) & Missay (Registrar)   

Missay and Dr. Michael checking out a glass vacuum apparatus

                      

Dr. Michael

Conducting a discussion on Faculty Development

From well-lit classrooms to a large open study area with desks, library shelves filling with books, and a wall lined with new computers, the hallmark of the college is the skills lab set up to simulate clinical situations the nurse midwife students will face.  Its greatest treasure, of course, is the faculty that has been recruited to lead and serve the first class of the Project Mercy Health Science College.  From the welcoming Dean, Ato Jirenga, to the skillful Registrar, a scrub nurse nicknamed Missay, the counselor Hiwot, and instructors Mamush and Lydia, conversation flowed easily, and we were eager to get underway with the short faculty & skills development course we had planned.  The faculty also includes a librarian passionate about literacy and a rotation coordinator, Mohammud.

The library

Study area

  

There is a long line of desks with computers along this wall.

After introductions and our ice breaker, we launched the course with a discussion on faculty development.  This was more of an overview of topics that could be explored further on future collaborative sessions.  Thank you to Dr. Michael for leading this compelling discussion!  A buna and soda break offered a nice segueway to the first skills lab session—led by Dr. Dineen and Nurse Isabella—on shoulder dystocia.  This dynamic duo led a discussion and hands-on presentation that I’m certain will always be remembered by all!  Dr. Dineen and I have taught for many years together, and I daresay Nurse Isabella is now her co-instructor of choice!  What a delight to watch them in action!!

Dr. Dineen delivers a brief lecture

  

Followed by hands-on demonstration…

All participants are fully engaged in this interactive workshop

Dr. Zoe facilitates a workstation on shoulder dystocia. 

We presented a total of 5 skills/workshop topics.  In addition to shoulder dystocia, we covered postpartum hemorrhage (yours truly), vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery (Dr. Zoe), perineal laceration repair (Dr. Michael), and Helping Babies Breathe (HBB).  HBB was led by Dr. Randy, who attended a “Master Trainer” course at UCDavis in preparation for this trip. Dr. Randy was joined by Dr. Rachel (a second year medicine/pediatrics resident) in teaching the content and demonstrating the primary skills that can ultimately save babies’ lives.  In true master trainer fashion, Dr. Randy creatively thought of a way to include my inquisitive son William into the workshop.  What a pleasure to have such a committed group of teachers and clinicians working together!!  The feedback we received was unaminously positive, particularly the opportunity to put into practice the “theory” of knowledge learned via hands-on workstations. 

Talk on Postpartum hemorrhage

Followed by hands-on skills station.  

Here, Midwife Instructor Mamush discusses managing the third stage of labor

 

Dr. Zoe discusses perineal laceration repair

Followed by hands-on demonstration by Dr. Michael

Dr. Randy and Dr. Rachel prepare for Helping Babies Breathe workshop

Dr. Rachel is assisted by William.

Project Mercy high school students, Yeshi and Salem, who came to deliver snacks, observe.

Dr. Randy testing William on newborn resuscitation.

Warm, dry, stimulate!

Hands on workstation

Dr. Rachel adeptly demonstrates newborn resuscitation

As the Lord wills, our team, or teams like ours, will be able to return and work again with the faculty and directly with the nurse midwife students as they matriculate.  We are thankful to Project Mercy for giving us the opportunity to be the first group to conduct formal training at their Health Science College!

We smile as we share our passion for saving women through

practical, hands-on training,

in a safe environment that encourages and promotes

thoughtful interaction and collaboration.

Colleague Heidi Busse from University of Wisconsin pays a visit to the PMHSC!

Welcome, Heidi!!

Our team--PMHSC faculty, nurses from the Glen C Olson Hospital, and

a truly amazing team from California and Indiana.  You are tops!!!