Hello everyone! What an amazing experience. I truly don't believe everything we have learned or received from this trip has set in yet. I don't believe it will for awhile. All the hospitals, all of the people we have come in contact with, have made an indescribable impact on myself and many others. One aspect that has made the most impact on me has been the traditional herbal medicine benefits. In the U.S. we are not necessarily taught to believe in herbal medicine based off of the lack of evidence. However, I now believe the benefits of such medications have been proven in many ways by the Thai culture and the United States may just be influenced by a different way of thinking. We tend to shy away from herbal medicine when really we need to be expanding our knowledge as some of our own patients will be using such remedies. My favorite day? The elephant camp. Favorite food? anything spicy! Most difficult aspect? The language barrier. I am extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to go on this trip. Wouldn't trade it for the world!
Chelsea Kuzio
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