Author: John Purakal

John Purakal John Purakal (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

Wayne State University School of Medicine


John is a Class of 2014 medical student. He is actively involved and spearheaded projects within groups focused on international medicine and public health. He hopes to continue conducting research and implementing population-specific interventions to educate and remove barriers to self-efficacy in his professional career.




Eating Soup With a Fork: My Sign-Out from Rural Tanzania

22 June  Jambo! Leaving today. A bit apprehensive considering how busy I have been and how unprepared I feel.   13 July: Day 1 I’d be lying if I told you I imagined my first day to be anything like this. Everything leading up to today made me think that this externship was an opportunity to see some very interesting cases, while conducting my hypertension research in a modern, Swiss training facility in rural Tanzania. …

John Purakal John Purakal (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

Wayne State University School of Medicine


John is a Class of 2014 medical student. He is actively involved and spearheaded projects within groups focused on international medicine and public health. He hopes to continue conducting research and implementing population-specific interventions to educate and remove barriers to self-efficacy in his professional career.