Heal. Teach. Preach. The official Account of the Adventist School of Medicine of East-Central Africa.
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Jun 4
Join us June 4, 2026 for an insightful CME Session:
“Population Health Metrics” 🩺
🗣️ Speaker: Mfizi Ngaboyishema Jean, MD
📍 Student Life Center 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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May 20
Join us May 21, 2026 for an insightful ASOME CME Session:
“Ebola: Outbreak Updates & Protective Measures” Speaker: Dr. Joseph Mucumbitsi, Microbiologist
Student Life Center & via Zoom
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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ASOME Health retweeted
Today, participants were urged to champion unity and stand against genocide ideology as @AUCA_Rwanda honored victims who were killed at the former Mudende campus during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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May 15
The Blessing of Hands ceremony -- first year students express gratitude and respect during the introduction to the anatomy lab. #asomehealth
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Apr 21
Join us April 23, 2026 for an insightful CME Session:
"The Heart of Healing” 🩺
🗣 Speaker: Dr. Loren Hamel, Retired President & CEO of Lakeland Health, St. Joseph, Michigan
📍 Student Life Center | 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Apr 17
Join us 20 April, 2026 for an insightful CME Session:
"Expert Advice for Success with Patient Care and the Practice of Medicine” 🩺🗣 Speakers: Tiffany Priester, MD & Helme Silvet, MD, LLU School of Medicine📍 Student Life Center | 🕓 4:00 PM–5:00 PM 💻 Earn 2 CPD
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Apr 15
Join us 16 April, 2026 for an insightful CME Session:
"Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (CTEV) From Deformity to Mobility” 🩺
🗣 Speaker: Professor Alex Butera, MD
📍 Student Life Center | 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
💻 Online & On Site | Earn 2 CPD
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Mar 23
Thanks to ASOME's Anatomy Society for organizing fun and informative skits and activities for Brain Awareness Week. #ASOMEhealth
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Mar 23
Thanks to Associate Professor AE Nkusi, Neurosurgeon, who presented an insightful CME Session: "Epilepsy, The Myths Around it & How it is Treated” #ASOMEhealth
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Mar 20
ASOME Anatomy Society: Brain Awareness MYTH
Myth
People with epilepsy are possessed or cursed.
Medical Fact
Epilepsy is a medical condition of the brain and is not related to spiritual possession or curses.
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Mar 19
Myth
Epilepsy cannot be treated.
Medical Fact
Many people control seizures with antiepileptic medications, and some may become seizure-free.
Myth/Fact presented by the ASOME Anatomy Society for Brain Awareness Week.
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Mar 18
Join us 19 March, 2026 for an insightful CME Session:
"Epilepsy, The Myths Around it & How it is Treated” 🩺
🗣 Speaker: Associate Professor AE Nkusi, Neurosurgeon
📍 Student Life Center | 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
💻 Online & On Site | Earn 2 CPD
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Mar 18
Myth.
Epilepsy only affects children.
Medical Fact.
Epilepsy can occur at any age, from infancy to old age.
Presented by the ASOME Anatomy Society
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Mar 17
Myth:
People can catch epilepsy from someone who is having a seizure.
Medical Fact:
Epilepsy is not contagious. It is a neurological condition caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. It cannot spread from person to person through touch, saliva, air, etc.
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Mar 16
Join us for Week of Prayer
March 21-28
AUCA -- GISHUSHU CAMPUS
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Mar 16
Myth.
You should put an object in someone’s mouth during a seizure.
Medical Fact.
Never put anything in their mouth. It is physically impossible to swallow your tongue. Forcing an object (like a spoon or wallet) into the mouth can break teeth or injure the jaw.
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Mar 16
Brain Awareness Week
March 16-20, 2026
Dispelling Myths & Building Understanding. Join us for a special CPD featuring DR. JEMUEL FRIAS starting at 4:00 p.m. in the ASOME Student Life Center, followed by a *dramatic play* , *poem* & *games* with *prizes!* ASOME Anatomy Society.
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Mar 12
ASOME students from 2nd and 4th year made an outreach visit to Karenge Adventist Secondary School to discuss sexual health and wellness. #ASOMEhealth
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