Peter Ssenyonga

MBBS IV @Makerere | Founder

[Peter Ssenyonga @itsTrypsin]

Ciao!
One month into my international exchange rotation at Università Magna Graecia di Catanzaro in Italy and its teaching hospital, Policlinico “Germaneto” 🇮🇹.

This prestigious opportunity was made possible through @ICOMakchs Makerere University College of Health Sciences. I remain deeply grateful to my teachers @SabrinaKitaka @dmeya and my mentors at Makerere for entrusting me with this experience, and to the dedicated clinical teams in Italy for their generous guidance.

Having completed rotations in General Surgery, Urology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery with exposure to advanced procedures including cardiopulmonary bypass, mitral valve replacements, coronary artery bypass grafting, cystoscopy, laparoscopic and video-assisted techniques, among so many, as well as point-of-care imaging, (including X ray during an operation 🤯), this experience has been invaluable.

With several more disciplines still ahead, this observership continues to deepen my clinical acumen and broaden my perspective.

Beyond the operating theatres and wards, of course my time exploring Italy has made this journey more enriching and culturally fulfilling (for more on this, that'll be definitely on Instagram please).

Such global health rotations and electives have been, and remain available at Makerere University for students' commitment to excellence in medical training and international collaboration.

Profoundly grateful for this chapter and excited for what lies ahead in this remarkable Italian experience.

Arrivederci.

[Sabrina Kitaka @SabrinaKitaka]

📢 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🎉

*Makerere University Medicine Society (MakMS)* 🩺🥼

Proudly brings you another insightful session in our Mentorship Series.

A mentor can shape your journey, open doors to opportunities, and help you avoid common mistakes along the way. But how do you find the right mentor? 🤔

Join us TODAY at 5:00 PM on Zoom for our Mentorship Series featuring Dr. Sabrina Kitaka, as we explore who a mentor is, how to choose one, and how to build meaningful mentorship relationships.

✨ Whether you're in Year 1 or final year, this session could be the start of a life-changing connection.

⏰ Today | 5:00 PM | Zoom
Don't miss out—your future self will thank you! 🚀📚

#MentorshipSeries #MakMedSociety #MakMS #MedicalStudents #CareerGrowth #MentorshipMatters

[Peter Ssenyonga @itsTrypsin]

Leonardo da Vinci ✍🏾🐐.

[Sabrina Kitaka @SabrinaKitaka]

Big Ups

[Robert Kalyesubula,MD, FISN(USA), PhD-FRCP(London) @rkalyes1]

🔥 Intidemu!
Abanetaaga mundabe mangu.
America olugulawo ngenda!
Bino sijja bisobola!

[Sabrina Kitaka @SabrinaKitaka]

Many thanks to the Medicine Society of @MakMedSociety for the courtesy call Tracy,Richard and Marwan

[Mbabazi🍂 @Mbabazi_Mugabe]

Uganda’s medical interns do not need charity. They need a salary.

Every year, newly qualified doctors, pharmacists, nurses and other health professionals are deployed to hospitals across the country. They work long hours, attend emergencies, make life-saving decisions, manage overcrowded wards, and carry responsibilities that directly affect patients’ lives.

Yet somehow, there are voices suggesting that a lunch allowance should be enough compensation.

A meal is appreciated. But a meal does not pay rent.

A meal does not cover transport to and from the hospital.

A meal does not help an intern support family members who sacrificed for years to get them through medical school.

A meal does not repay student debt, buy professional wear, cover internet costs for continued learning, or provide the basic dignity that comes with being fairly compensated for skilled labour.

Medical interns are not volunteers. They are trained professionals providing an essential service within an already strained healthcare system. Hospitals depend on them. Patients depend on them. The country depends on them.

If an intern is trusted to monitor critically ill patients, prescribe treatment under supervision, work night shifts, and respond to emergencies, then that intern deserves more than a plate of food.

Fair pay is not a luxury. It is recognition of the value of their work and an investment in the future of Uganda’s healthcare system.

A nation that wants quality healthcare must also value the people delivering it.

Lunch is a benefit.

A salary is a right.

#PayAllInterns

[Sir Dan Magic @SirDanMagic1]

“Muhoozi grow up” -Hon: Jimmy Akenna
#FreeUgandaNow

[AIDEN KALIISA @AidenKaliisa]

Some of the reasons why the cdf talked about closing Ntv.

[Isaac Ssemakadde @IsaacSsemakadde]

An attack on one advocate is an attack on the entire Bar and on the rule of law itself.

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

The abduction of lawyer and former Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and a number of others by armed men in military uniform has dealt a body blow to the country’s rule of law, casting a long shadow and dredging up memories of the dark days the NRM once claimed to have buried when they marched out of the bush 40 years ago.
https://t.co/208PyNnb17
#MonitorUpdates

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

For all your efforts and sacrifices, you are a HERO and inspiration to many.

[BOBI WINE @HEBobiwine]

History does not repeat itself, only fools repeat history…because they never learn from it!

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

📌

QUOTE: "Freedom of speech is a right of the people and not a favour from the [Ugandan] government."- Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at UNLF public rally. Uganda Times, February 28, 1980
#JournalismIsNotAcrime
#BoldVoices

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

Thank you so much @stanbicug

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

We cannot afford to scrap medical internship pay

The allowance paid to medical interns is not a privilege

https://t.co/U5m6qzUxn1 
#MonitorUpdates

[Parliament of Uganda @Parliament_Ug]

Leader of Opposition, Hon. @JoelSsenyonyi raises the plight of medical interns after government recently mooted a move to cease paying them.

“I would like to urge govt to, with immediacy, drop this problematic policy.” #PlenaryUg

[Peter Ssenyonga @itsTrypsin]

Screw WhatsApp for not offering privacy yet it's the one thing they claim to offer

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

You are heroes. It is an insult that you should work for free
#PayAllMedicalnterns

[Peter Ssenyonga @itsTrypsin]

No such thing as a life better than yours.

[Dr. Nalukwago @NalukwagoJudith]

Welfare around medical internship has always been a dog fight 😫

If RDCs salary increment can be a priority, then the health of Ugandans can be a priority too, and it starts with welfare of the care givers.

Prepare to march