Medicine Volunteer Stories, Mongolia

Medicine in Mongolia - Edward Chien Who would have thought that a 4th year pharmacy student from the University of British Columbia would be assisting in surgery halfway around the world in Mongolia? In some minds, the two just do not add up. I have always wanted to be a surgeon. Becoming a pharmacist is a stepping stone in the greater scheme of ultimately becoming this health care professional. An outstanding CV is needed in order to be admitted into medical schools in North America.

Medicine in Mongolia - Adam Spong I vividly remember sitting in a busy ENT (ear, nose and throat) clinic on a sweltering summer morning and seeing the look of surprise spread across my Consultant's face as I proudly announced Mongolia to be my elective destination. As he put it "..outer Mongolia was the place where my parents threatened to send me as a boy if I didn't behave". While I knew Mongolia wasn't a prison camp for naughty children, his reaction did bring home to me how little many people in the UK, know about Mongolia.