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Heal. Teach. Preach. The official Account of the Adventist School of Medicine of East-Central Africa.

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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
1 CPD Point

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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

Earn 2 CPD

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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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The Blessing of Hands ceremony -- first year students express gratitude and respect during the introduction to the anatomy lab. #asomehealth

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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
Earn 2 CPD

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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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ASOME students and staff partnered with the RBC-MoH for a blood drive. #ASOMEhealth

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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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Thanks to ASOME's Anatomy Society for organizing fun and informative skits and activities for Brain Awareness Week. #ASOMEhealth

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Join us for Week of Prayer
March 21-28
AUCA -- MASORO CAMPUS

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Join us for Week of Prayer
March 21-28
AUCA -- GISHUSHU CAMPUS

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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.

-Anatomy Society

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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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ASOME students from 2nd and 4th year made an outreach visit to Karenge Adventist Secondary School to discuss sexual health and wellness. #ASOMEhealth