I had my first day in Kimberley Hospital today. I met Dr. Shabbir, the CEO, and he’s suggested that I spend 2 weeks in Internal Medicine and 2 weeks in Trauma. He’s also going to send me out with the Outreach Team 2 or 3 times over the course of the elective – first trip is tomorrow.
I met the head of Internal Medicine, Dr. Hayat. He’s been very kind, and suggested I spend a bit of time in medical recovery (where patients go after getting through A&E) as well as on te general medical wards.
Today, I was in recovery / casualty. I took some histories, took blood, assisted with a chest drain insertion, and saw a Lumbar Puncture and pleural fluid drain. I’ve been told that I’ll be doing the next LP and chest tube.
Recovery seems to be run by the interns, and they are a lot more hands on than back home. I should get a lot of experience here, its going to be great.
More news soon 