S2 Premiere Episode 1 – Dr. Thomas Ngwiri

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In our first episode, Dr. Thomas Ngwiri shares his experience about the Kenyan subspecialty landscape and how this guided his choice of training in paediatric endocrinology. He also takes us through what it took to set up the paediatric endocrinology fellowship for national and regional impact. 

Episode Highlights:

Dr. Thomas Ngwiri is a paediatric endocrinologist and the chair of the Kenya Paediatric Fellowship Program(KPFP), under the umbrella of the Kenya Paediatric Association.( https://kenyapaediatric.org/kpfp-about/).

The following paediatric fellowships are available to Kenyan paediatricians in the public sector through KPFP- critical care, endocrinology, infectious disease, neonatology, nephrology, neurology.

He previously served as the Program Director of the The Fellowship in Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, a first-of-its-kind in Kenya and the region.( https://paediatrics.uonbi.ac.ke/programs/fellowship-paediatric-and-adolescent-endocrinology) 

ESPE-European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology. (https://www.eurospe.org/)

African Paediatric Fellowship Program-(https://theapfp.org/)

S3 Ep. 4: Your Boy Will Be a Surgeon One Day – Dr. Karan Gandhi – Fellowship Safaris

This week’s safari has Dr. Karan Gandhi, the country’s first fellowship trained hepatobiliary surgeon in Kenya at the helm. Come along with us as he walks us through his journey of self-discovery and actualisation as a surgeon and as a specialist surgeon on his medical education round trip safari from Kenya to South Africa and back. You for sure do not want to miss out on his mentorship experience, and the opportunities that this sub-specialty holds. #HepatobiliarySurgeon Episode Highlights: -Surgical training landmarks in Kenya and South Africa -Subspecialist training in hepatobiliary surgery Resource Alert!!! Link to Master of Medicine in General Surgery: https://surgery.uonbi.ac.ke/programs/master-medicine-general-surgery-mmedsurg https://som.mu.ac.ke/index.php/k2-categories/postgraduate/master-of-medicine-in-general-surgery https://www.aku.edu/mcea/surgery/Pages/residency.aspx https://health.uct.ac.za/home/surgery#:~:text=Postgraduate%20studies&text=Registrars%20write%20the%20College%20of,various%20College%20examinations%20are%20high. Visit the website: http://www.fellowshipsafaris.org Follow Fellowship Safaris on social media: Facebook, Instagram and TikTok: @fellowshipsafaris X (formerly Twitter): @fellowshipsafar YouTube: @FellowshipSafarisPodcast Credits: Executive Producer and original music: Mwakavi Maweu. Sound designer: Tevin Sudi. Special Thanks to AQ Studios. Graphic Designer: Benjamin Mboya. Special Thanks to Josephine Karianjahi and Melissa Mbugua of Africa Podfest. All Rights Reserved by Dr. Njeri Karianjahi and Fellowship Safaris Podcast. 

1. S3 Ep. 4: Your Boy Will Be a Surgeon One Day – Dr. Karan Gandhi 50:02
2. S3 Ep. 3: The Renaissance Doctor – Mr. Njalalle Baraza 01:06:22
3. S3 Ep. 2: My Path Into The World of Surgery – Dr. Karen Mbaabu 01:03:22
4. S3 Ep.1: Season Premiere – Dr. Njeri Karianjahi 23:31
5. S2 Extras 02 01:10

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Credits:

Executive Producer and original music: Mwakavi Maweu. Sound designer: Tevin Sudi. Special Thanks to AQ Studios. Graphic Designer: Benjamin Mboya. Special Thanks to Josephine Karianjahi and Melissa Mbugua of Africa Podfest . Created and Hosted by Dr. Njeri Karianjahi. All Rights Reserved by Dr. Njeri Karianjahi and Fellowship Safaris Podcast.

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