The internet has been down the past couple of days so I haven't been able to post any updates, but it's back to working now for the moment so I can. Here is an update of the things that I have been up to the past few days:
Monday:
We were posted in the family medicine department. This was probably one of my favorite departments because the interns and doctor really took time to explain what they were looking for with each patient as well as what they thought the patient had and the treatment options for them. It was also apparent that the doctor really cared about each of the patients that he saw. He took time to really examine each of them and talk with them about what was going on, which is something that I haven't seen in all of the department. He also talked with us about different diseases, medications, and health care in general. He was very interesting to talk with and I wish that we would have been posted longer than just the 1 day and am hopeful that we may fit another visit into our schedule.
Tuesday:
Today we were posted in general medicine and so we started off the day by going on rounds. This was an ok experience, but they really didn't talk to us much about any of the patients so it felt like we were really just following a group around like lost puppies. We found out that a lot of the general medicine patients are in the hospital for things like organophosphate poisonings, snake bites, and things like this. In the afternoon we were in the outpatient department for a little bit and just observed the interactions between the residents and the patients. We also spent some time in meetings. In the middle of our day all of the international students met with staff from CSM as well as the Vice Chancellor of Pravara to give feedback on how things were going. Then in the afternoon we went to CSM for Ben's presentation on his time at Pravara since it was his last day. It was really fun to listen to him give his presentation and see his view on how things went. It seems like his time here was really short even though he was here for 4 weeks, and I wish I would have gotten to know him a little better. In the evening we were invited to the guest house with the staff from CSM as well as the vice chancellor for a meal. It was outside and had multiple courses. The food was really good and I ate way too much. It was also great to chat with the students from the other universities and get to know them all a little more.
Wednesday:
Today we went to a rural area nearby called Bhandardara where we visited 2 rural health centers in the area and a mobile clinic. We talked with the staff at each of these locations about the types of patients that they typically see and got tours of the facilities. The staff were all great and really seemed to care about the patients that they saw. The patients that are mainly served by these locations are tribal people and people that are very poor and don't have a lot of access to health care. I was really impressed with all of the things that they are able to do at these sites with limited resources. They really make the most of what they are given and really don't waste much. At one of the clinics we made friends with a dog that Courtney named Bill. He followed us around the village and even followed our car for a bit when we left. I also made friends with a little boy and got him to smile at me as well as play with my watch and look at me without crying so I'm making some progress with the small children. The area that we went to was also really scenic and was surrounded by mountains so it was really pretty as we drove around. On our way back we were also able to stop at the dam that is nearby and take pictures around it after doing a little hike in my sandals.
Tomorrow I'm posted in surgery and then on Friday we are headed to New Delhi to go see the area as well as the taj mahal so I'm pretty excited about that.
Monday:
We were posted in the family medicine department. This was probably one of my favorite departments because the interns and doctor really took time to explain what they were looking for with each patient as well as what they thought the patient had and the treatment options for them. It was also apparent that the doctor really cared about each of the patients that he saw. He took time to really examine each of them and talk with them about what was going on, which is something that I haven't seen in all of the department. He also talked with us about different diseases, medications, and health care in general. He was very interesting to talk with and I wish that we would have been posted longer than just the 1 day and am hopeful that we may fit another visit into our schedule.
Tuesday:
Today we were posted in general medicine and so we started off the day by going on rounds. This was an ok experience, but they really didn't talk to us much about any of the patients so it felt like we were really just following a group around like lost puppies. We found out that a lot of the general medicine patients are in the hospital for things like organophosphate poisonings, snake bites, and things like this. In the afternoon we were in the outpatient department for a little bit and just observed the interactions between the residents and the patients. We also spent some time in meetings. In the middle of our day all of the international students met with staff from CSM as well as the Vice Chancellor of Pravara to give feedback on how things were going. Then in the afternoon we went to CSM for Ben's presentation on his time at Pravara since it was his last day. It was really fun to listen to him give his presentation and see his view on how things went. It seems like his time here was really short even though he was here for 4 weeks, and I wish I would have gotten to know him a little better. In the evening we were invited to the guest house with the staff from CSM as well as the vice chancellor for a meal. It was outside and had multiple courses. The food was really good and I ate way too much. It was also great to chat with the students from the other universities and get to know them all a little more.
Wednesday:
Today we went to a rural area nearby called Bhandardara where we visited 2 rural health centers in the area and a mobile clinic. We talked with the staff at each of these locations about the types of patients that they typically see and got tours of the facilities. The staff were all great and really seemed to care about the patients that they saw. The patients that are mainly served by these locations are tribal people and people that are very poor and don't have a lot of access to health care. I was really impressed with all of the things that they are able to do at these sites with limited resources. They really make the most of what they are given and really don't waste much. At one of the clinics we made friends with a dog that Courtney named Bill. He followed us around the village and even followed our car for a bit when we left. I also made friends with a little boy and got him to smile at me as well as play with my watch and look at me without crying so I'm making some progress with the small children. The area that we went to was also really scenic and was surrounded by mountains so it was really pretty as we drove around. On our way back we were also able to stop at the dam that is nearby and take pictures around it after doing a little hike in my sandals.
Tomorrow I'm posted in surgery and then on Friday we are headed to New Delhi to go see the area as well as the taj mahal so I'm pretty excited about that.
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| Dinner on Tuesday night |
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| It was a red top black leggings day |
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| With Bill (the dog) |
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| My new bff |
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