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Join us May 21, 2026 for an insightful ASOME CME Session: “Ebola: Outbreak Updates & Protective Measures” Speaker: Dr. Joseph Mucumbitsi, Microbiologist Student Life Center & via Zoom 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Earn 2 CPD

Today, participants were urged to champion unity and stand against genocide ideology as @AUCA_Rwanda honored victims who were killed at the former Mudende campus during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

The Blessing of Hands ceremony -- first year students express gratitude and respect during the introduction to the anatomy lab. #asomehealth

Join us April 23, 2026 for an insightful CME Session: "The Heart of Healing” 🩺 🗣 Speaker: Dr. Loren Hamel, Retired President & CEO of Lakeland Health, St. Joseph, Michigan 📍 Student Life Center | 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Earn 2 CPD

Join us 20 April, 2026 for an insightful CME Session: "Expert Advice for Success with Patient Care and the Practice of Medicine” 🩺🗣 Speakers: Tiffany Priester, MD & Helme Silvet, MD, LLU School of Medicine📍 Student Life Center | 🕓 4:00 PM–5:00 PM 💻 Earn 2 CPD

ASOME students and staff partnered with the RBC-MoH for a blood drive. #ASOMEhealth

Join us 16 April, 2026 for an insightful CME Session: "Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (CTEV) From Deformity to Mobility” 🩺 🗣 Speaker: Professor Alex Butera, MD 📍 Student Life Center | 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 💻 Online & On Site | Earn 2 CPD

Thanks to ASOME's Anatomy Society for organizing fun and informative skits and activities for Brain Awareness Week. #ASOMEhealth

Thanks to Associate Professor AE Nkusi, Neurosurgeon, who presented an insightful CME Session: "Epilepsy, The Myths Around it & How it is Treated” #ASOMEhealth

ASOME Anatomy Society: Brain Awareness MYTH Myth People with epilepsy are possessed or cursed. Medical Fact Epilepsy is a medical condition of the brain and is not related to spiritual possession or curses.

Myth Epilepsy cannot be treated. Medical Fact Many people control seizures with antiepileptic medications, and some may become seizure-free. Myth/Fact presented by the ASOME Anatomy Society for Brain Awareness Week.

Join us 19 March, 2026 for an insightful CME Session: "Epilepsy, The Myths Around it & How it is Treated” 🩺 🗣 Speaker: Associate Professor AE Nkusi, Neurosurgeon 📍 Student Life Center | 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 💻 Online & On Site | Earn 2 CPD

Myth. Epilepsy only affects children. Medical Fact. Epilepsy can occur at any age, from infancy to old age. Presented by the ASOME Anatomy Society

Myth: People can catch epilepsy from someone who is having a seizure. Medical Fact: Epilepsy is not contagious. It is a neurological condition caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. It cannot spread from person to person through touch, saliva, air, etc.

Join us for Week of Prayer March 21-28 AUCA -- MASORO CAMPUS

Join us for Week of Prayer March 21-28 AUCA -- GISHUSHU CAMPUS

Myth. You should put an object in someone’s mouth during a seizure. Medical Fact. Never put anything in their mouth. It is physically impossible to swallow your tongue. Forcing an object (like a spoon or wallet) into the mouth can break teeth or injure the jaw. -Anatomy Society

Brain Awareness Week March 16-20, 2026 Dispelling Myths & Building Understanding. Join us for a special CPD featuring DR. JEMUEL FRIAS starting at 4:00 p.m. in the ASOME Student Life Center, followed by a *dramatic play* , *poem* & *games* with *prizes!* ASOME Anatomy Society.

ASOME students from 2nd and 4th year made an outreach visit to Karenge Adventist Secondary School to discuss sexual health and wellness. #ASOMEhealth

Compassionate service is at the heart of the mission of ASOME. #ASOMEhealth