VIENTIANE: When Katy walks into the University of Health Sciences each morning, she carries more than her notebook and lesson plans. She carries memories — of a childhood spent in Laos, of watching her mother work as a nurse, and of the first sparks of inspiration that would one day guide her into a career in healthcare.
Now, decades later, she has returned to the country that shaped her earliest years, this time as a Clinical Mentor with the Australian Volunteer Programme, supporting the University of Health Sciences’ Institute of Research and Education Development (IRED) and several hospitals in Vientiane.
