In July, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) was performed at UNC Medical Center for the first time. Mirriam Munthali scrubbed in and participated in parts of the procedure. That might have been her most memorable experience during her 10-week summer rotation … Read more

In each of the past 22 years, Don Budenz has gone to Ghana – first right after his fellowship training and now as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and founder … Read more

It’s just after 6 p.m. in Lilongwe and the Chipiku Plus grocery store is crowded with people doing after work shopping. We are here to gather basics: tea, cereal, juice, a large case of bottled water. Despite the crowd, the … Read more

By formal training, Anthony Charles is a trauma surgeon. By experience, he’s a diplomat. Charles leads the Malawian Surgical Initiative, a partnership between the Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, and the Malawi College … Read more