Monkey Brain Musings

 3/21/2026 Hello, friends! I have an hour before my ride picks me up for the airport, so I thought I would share some details of the conference and our Community of Practice information... Monday morning, we will host a breakout presentation and round table discussion. The Dak International Network has sponsored this event, and it was pulled together a little bit last minute, so we are hopeful for some interest and attendance.  Much of the conference seems to be focused on AI, much to the annoyance of Rachel and I, which will be interesting. I have a lot of misgivings about AI in general, but especially when it is marketed as a solution for areas that are in serious need of more resources and educated medical professionals. As I have mentioned many times in the past, a large problem with the archaic academic environment in Uganda (and many developing countries) is the lack of critical thinking skills training. Many of the AI programs offered for OB/GYN do not encourage more cr...

 March 2, 2026 Hello, friends! I have been meaning to check in and then I get online to follow the global news, and I feel paralyzed and furious and sick, all at the same time. Those of you who have been following along with me for quite some time know that my Ugandan travel brought me to Dubai multiple times, and I am lucky to have made some wonderful friends there. I'm relieved to say that they have all reached out to me to say they are safe. For those of you who may have friends or family in any of the areas affected by this latest nightmare, I will keep you in my thoughts and heart.  Dubai Only time will tell how this will affect my travel, so in the meantime I am just working away and preparing for my trip to the conference in Kenya. Preparation for the conference has included quite a few video meetings with the CoP members, the latest was a 2-hour meeting starting at 2am for me. Yikes. Timing is the biggest challenge for the CoP because we are trying to coordinate betwee...