Austin Clinicians Provide Specialty Care in Kenya

Pediatric neurology clinicians in Austin, Texas have provided specialty care to Kenyan children suffering from epilepsy for more than a decade. Over the years, Pediatrix® Specialty Care of Austin has worked with Ubuntu Life Foundation to establish care led by the people in Kenya. "If we disappear, there's still a lot that continues," said Karen Keough, M.D. "It's become a long-term project that all of us feel very passionate about perpetuating." Being in the field and in a place so appreciative for their care is energizing for the clinicians. "It renews your commitment to providing medical care," said Dr. Keough. Toshia McKeon, certified pediatric nurse practitioner, echoes that sentiment. "My soul is definitely happy after going,” said McKeon.

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