Friends Of Kijabe

Elizabeth Drum Interview:  David: You started a new position a little while ago, is that correct?   Elizabeth: I have a couple different responsibilities.  I became chair of a committee within the American Society of Anesthesiologists.  They have a committee, the Global Humanitarian Outreach, within the American Society of Anesthesiologists  that was originally envisioned as a way to send US anesthesiologists to other countries to help in educational efforts around anesthesiology.  Over time some of those programs grew/changed/morphed.  Eventually that committee developed into the GHO.  I have been on that committee for years and just became the chair.   There are a number of things that committee does within the ASA.  We support two programs, one is in Rwanda, one is in Guyana.  The goal is to help with anesthesiology efforts in those countries.   The program in Rwanda was originally a partnership with the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society.  So, the two societies went and taught residents in Rwanda.  Over