What is the Physician Assistants West Africa Health Care Assessment Mission (PA-WAHCAM)? 

This project is an introductory Global Health and health care in Africa program designed for Physician Assistant Students, administrators, and other health care workers who have an interest in health care in Africa. Through structured clinical interactions, students will gain valuable medical experience as well as insights into the prevailing medical issues in the area.

The mission is also designed to introduce the participant to the cultures of the 2 host countries and their impact on health. The PA Health Care Mission allows students to obtain an intimate view of the health care systems in two developing nations in Africa. It is an exploration mission that draws on the expertise of The African Cultural Exchange in fostering professional and cross-cultural interactions between counterparts all around the continent of Africa. These partnerships provide the framework for continued relationships that lead to two-way benefit and participants often gain insights into managing an array of problems faced in their home settings.

These partnerships are encouraged by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-17) of creating Global Partnerships for sustainable development which work toward promoting health system strengthening. The cross-cultural experience gained is also often invaluable in aiding the participant in understanding immigrant population health care issues in the U.S. 

LEAVE JFK NYC TERMINAL 4 AT 7:05 PM

ARRIVE DAKAR SENEGAL 07:00 AM

CUSTOMS

IMMIGRATIONS

DEPARTURE OVERLAND FOR BANJUL THE GAMBIA

FERRY CROSSING BARRA, THE GAMBIA

ARRIVAL MANSEA HOTEL, SEREKUNDA, THE GAMBIA 9:00 PM

BREAKFAST 9:00 AM

TOUR SEREKUNDA

TRAVEL TO PENYEM VILLAGE

VILLAGE WELCOMING CEREMONY

NAMING CEREMONY

CLINIC SETUP

RETURN TO HOTEL

DINNER 8:00 PM

BREAKFAST 8:00 AM

TRAVEL TO PENYEM VILLAGE

AM CLINIC 10:30 AM-2:30 PM

LUNCH 2:30-2:30 PM

RESUME CLINIC 3:30 - 5:30 PM

LEAVE FOR HOTEL 6:00 PM

DINNER 8:00 PM 

BREAKFAST 8:00 AM

TRAVEL TO PENYEM VILLAGE

AM CLINIC 10:30 AM-2:30 PM

LUNCH 2:30-2:30 PM

RESUME CLINIC 3:30 - 5:30 PM

LEAVE FOR HOTEL 6:00 PM

DINNER 8:00 PM 

BREAKFAST 8:00 AM

TRAVEL TO PENYEM VILLAGE

AM CLINIC 10:30 AM-2:30 PM

LUNCH 2:30-2:30 PM

RESUME CLINIC 3:30 - 5:30 PM

LEAVE FOR HOTEL 6:00 PM

DINNER 8:00 PM 

BREAKFAST 8:00 AM

TRAVEL TO PENYEM VILLAGE

AM CLINIC 10:30 AM-2:30 PM

LUNCH 2:30-2:30 PM

FAREWELL TO VILLAGE CEREMONY 3:00 PM

LEAVE VILLAGE 4:00 PM

BRIKAMA CRAFT MARKET

DINNER BANJULNDING WOODPECKER 6:00 PM

CHECKIN YUNDUM 

LEAVE FOR DSS 10:00 PM

ARRIVE DSS 10:40 PM

ARRIVE HOTEL DAKAR 1:00 AM (24 MAY)

BREAKFAST 10:00 AM

TOUR DAKAR SENEGAL

FERRY TO GOREE' ISLAND 2:00 PM

ARRIVE GOREE' 3:00 PM

TOUR SLAVE CASTLE ISLAND

DINNER 6:00 PM

LEAVE FOR DAKAR

ARRIVE EMBARCADERO 9:00 PM

ARRIVE HOTEL 10:00 PM

BREAKFAST 10:00 PM

PACKING 

CHECKOUT HOTEL

LEAVE HOTEL FOR LUNCH

BEACH

DINNER 6:00 PM

LEAVE FOR DSS 7:00 PM

CHECKIN FOR FLIGHT 8:00 PM

LEAVE FOR PARIS, FRANCE 11:00 PM