Internship Part II: Research

Now that the surgeries in Ramallah (and the mission itself) have ended, the focus is research. I have learned that it is very important because it keeps the PCS thriving. Muna (the other intern) and I will be conducting research with Dr. Hala Borno. My responsibility as a researcher will be conducting interviews, collect data, and creatively incorporate my ideas about how the PCS can be involved with families, besides screenings and surgeries, who have children with cleft palate and/or cleft lip. I look forward to meeting families from all over Palestine and still continue doing the remarkable work that the surgeons have done, but in a different way.