By William LeMaire
In Cross Cultural Doctoring you will read about my career as a successful obstetrician and gynecologist in academic medicine at a major university.
You will read why I decided at age 55 to leave my position, jump into the unknown and get off the beaten path. I will relate how my wife Anne and I accomplished this and how I kept working for various lengths of time in a number of different cultural settings around the world and how we travel extensively between assignments.
Chapter Seven: Off the Beaten Path in Pakistan
While travelling in the USA and relaxing, I needed to start looking for my next activity. Again I came across an ad in our O&G journal, this time by the Aga Khan Medical School in Karachi, Pakistan. The dean of the medical school there was looking for a senior academic obstetrician and gynecologist for their faculty. I sent in my curriculum vitae and promptly received an invitation to go to Boston for an interview with the dean, an American, who happened to be visiting the USA on business. I flew to Boston and had my interview there. When I returned home the following day, there was a message offering me a two year contract. After considerable discussion with Anne, we decided to accept and prepare for our new adventure. We did not really know what to expect as we were going sight unseen, but we were quite excited.
The Aga Khan University is part of a large Development Network established and directed by Prince Karim, the current Aga Khan and spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Shia Muslims….When we first saw the sprawling facility we were absolutely awed by the magnificence of the architecture and later by the excellence of its modern medical facility and its first rate care to the poor and the rich alike.
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