Final day of paperwork. Our week of integration into the medical staff of Maniilaq Hospital is complete! We also got our blood work back and I discovered that I was not vaccinated for or had mumps!
Today, we worked with the dental software and packed needed equipment and supplies for our Monday flight out to the village of Selawik. Learning more about the Selawik clinic, it has not seen a dentist since Covid hit over a year ago. So, they aren't sure what it will look like and what it has or doesn't have as far as supplies. We fly out Monday morning, unpack and set up in the afternoon, then see patients Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, then fly back to Kotzebue Friday. We leave for home on Saturday.
Additionally, we are discovering, that the administration is anticipating that this will be 'our clinic'. We are to set it up as we wish and return during the rest of the year to see patients. In other words, The McKelvey Clinic. Hmm.
So, in the meantime, it remains cold! Still in the teens, not quite as windy this afternoon so the wind chill is only -1. But, snow flurries all day. Our hotel is about a half a mile from the hospital so the walk in the morning is a good wake-me-up.
Finally, below is our 'dinner table' in the hotel room. Burritos tonight. We made sandwiches for lunch today but splurged on a $6.00 order of french fries in the hospital cafeteria. Life in Kotzebue.
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