From Dupont to Abdoun
This site is a product of my experiences as a Georgetown medical student (near the famous Dupont Circle) on academic sabbatical living in Amman, Jordan (near the not so famous Abdoun Circle). I plan to return to the U.S. in 2009 to complete a residency in emergency medicine. It is my hope to tell the stories of the many wonderful patients and diseases I have encountered, to describe health care in Jordan, and to elaborate (or maybe just ramble) on some of my thoughts about practicing medicine in a developing country. Thanks for reading!
Mountain Rescue Doctor by Christopher Van Tilburg
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
From Beirut To Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
I’m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
Ahh, my Arabic book. It’s a good read, especially just before bed
Behind the White Coat by Steven H. Farber, MD
Marley & Me: Love and Life with the World’s Worst Dog
Population: 6,053,193 w/ 2.412% growth rate; Refugees: >1.8 mil Palestinian, 0.5 mil Iraqi; Religion: 92% Sunni Muslim, 6% Christian
Health Stats: Birth rate ~20/1000; Death rate <3/1000; infant mortality 15.5/1000; life expectancy 78yrs; HIV/AIDS prevalence <0.1%;
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Economy: 15.4% unemployment, 30% poverty
Industries: clothing, phospate mining, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism
Export partners: US 25%, Iraq 16.8%, India 8%, Saudi Arabia 5.8%,Syria 4.6% (stats from cia.gov)
Thoughts from the Palestinian Territories
Congenitally dislocated hip, seen in clinic patient
Herpes Zoster in 5 month old with congenital blindness
Geographic tongue. Click on picture to learn more!
Right pleural effusion found in patient at clinic in Mafraq
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