1) For: Rose Charities Sight Center (Eye Clinic): Kien Khleang: See www.rose-eye.info and look at the CONTACT page. There is a link there to a map
2) For Operation FIRST / Rose Rehab Cambodia / Chea Chumneas etc... Takhmau, Kandal See. www.roserehab.org and look the ABOUT US section
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Judith - Univ Basel. Summer 2010.
I just came home from my travels in Southeast Asia and I want to thank you. You might remember that I spent July with Rose Charities in Chey Chumneas and then I went travelling with my boyfriend for a bit in Cambodia and Vietnam.
This month at the hospital was truly amazing, even more amazing than I had expected it to. Surely sometimes sad and depressing, but the work these people do just throws you off the chair (if you say that in English too...). The kindness and friendliness of these people is just outstanding. I can't even describe how privileged I feel to have been able to see and experience that, everything about it: the medical part, the cultural part, everything. Not just Joanna (who is doing a WONDERFUL job) but everybody there is just amazing and I loved my month there.
I guess I just want to say thank you for having given me the opportunity to participate. I feel very lucky to have been there!
This month at the hospital was truly amazing, even more amazing than I had expected it to. Surely sometimes sad and depressing, but the work these people do just throws you off the chair (if you say that in English too...). The kindness and friendliness of these people is just outstanding. I can't even describe how privileged I feel to have been able to see and experience that, everything about it: the medical part, the cultural part, everything. Not just Joanna (who is doing a WONDERFUL job) but everybody there is just amazing and I loved my month there.
I guess I just want to say thank you for having given me the opportunity to participate. I feel very lucky to have been there!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Vietnam Elective
'J' writes...
The Vietnam elective I did was well organized though I learned little medicine (and more about the culture). It was also tough coming to terms with the fact that they had incredible resources but didn't in all cases have the education or compassion to use them as we might be used to.
I worked at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) http://www.facebook.com/l/71c4c;www.choray.org.vn/eleccourse.asp. The elective was set up directly through the hospital; they charge a small fee but you will have a locker and meals provided if you are in the Emergency room. The patients mostly speak Vietnamese, some English. Depending on the length of the elective, you'd do a few weeks in the ER and then a few in infectious disesease/paeds/etc. as desired. There is suturing, ultrasounding, intubations, and recusses in the ER. You can't really take any histories since even the forms are in Vietnamese (even though I was told the hospital was run in English). [I think I first heard about this from this website http://www.facebook.com/l/71c4c;www.thelancetstudent.com/2008/01/25/viva-vietnam/ which I discovered through googling "vietnam medical student elective" or the like].
Forgive my cynicism; I should say that I've done electives in 4 countries and have seen quite a variety of settings. I move to engage in sustainable placements in which I am able to leave something behind (eg. teaching the ABCs to medical students in Cambodia) as opposed to simply being an observer or a 'taker.'
That said, this may be an appropriate elective for someone who speaks Vietnamese, really wants to manage a lot of head trauma with few resources, or to understand the medical culture of an inner-city hospital in Vietnam. You may see some interesting pathology but much of it is similar to what you probably see at home. Experiencing HCMC is well worth the trip, though I'd caution you to set low expectations for learning at Cho Ray.
The Vietnam elective I did was well organized though I learned little medicine (and more about the culture). It was also tough coming to terms with the fact that they had incredible resources but didn't in all cases have the education or compassion to use them as we might be used to.
I worked at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) http://www.facebook.com/l/71c4c;www.choray.org.vn/eleccourse.asp. The elective was set up directly through the hospital; they charge a small fee but you will have a locker and meals provided if you are in the Emergency room. The patients mostly speak Vietnamese, some English. Depending on the length of the elective, you'd do a few weeks in the ER and then a few in infectious disesease/paeds/etc. as desired. There is suturing, ultrasounding, intubations, and recusses in the ER. You can't really take any histories since even the forms are in Vietnamese (even though I was told the hospital was run in English). [I think I first heard about this from this website http://www.facebook.com/l/71c4c;www.thelancetstudent.com/2008/01/25/viva-vietnam/ which I discovered through googling "vietnam medical student elective" or the like].
Forgive my cynicism; I should say that I've done electives in 4 countries and have seen quite a variety of settings. I move to engage in sustainable placements in which I am able to leave something behind (eg. teaching the ABCs to medical students in Cambodia) as opposed to simply being an observer or a 'taker.'
That said, this may be an appropriate elective for someone who speaks Vietnamese, really wants to manage a lot of head trauma with few resources, or to understand the medical culture of an inner-city hospital in Vietnam. You may see some interesting pathology but much of it is similar to what you probably see at home. Experiencing HCMC is well worth the trip, though I'd caution you to set low expectations for learning at Cho Ray.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Electives in Bolivia
We have the possibility for a limited number of electives in Santa Cruz Bolivia. Some Spanish is necessary. The electives are hospital based. Accommodation etc will be at the students expense. One of the hospitals may ask for an attendance fee, but it would be possible not to include this one. Contact us if you are interested, and in plenty of time. RoseHQ@aol.com
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