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Supporting Graduate Medical Education in East Africa

August 27th, 2018 | 2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

As most of you who follow this blog know, I work full-time as a doctor in Kenya at a great hospital and have joined with a fantastic teaching program designed to educate East African physicians to be well-rounded medical professionals capable of serving their community. Our family has to raise support to be here, and I am incredibly thankful that I have a network of friends and churches who pray for us and generously support us so that I can work for the hospital and the Family Medicine residency without constantly asking for money.

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2015, he and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy and his first book is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.matthewandmaggie.org.