Today we had a sort of staff meeting at the clinic. It was actually more of a group breakfast, with various announcements. But whatever the motive, it brought several people into the clinic. The staff here includes a rather large group of smart, passionate students, volunteers, educators, administrators, and healthcare providers. Those who attended the meeting today posed for a picture, which I thought I'd share. Some volunteers (including two girls from New Zealand) are in their final year of medical school, doing an international rotation. Others are taking time off between years of medical school, before going to PA school, grad school, or whatever. There are also undergraduate volunteers who come help with the educational program. Many others are here longer-term, doing fundraising part time, or working. The medical students are in their 4th year at the local public university, doing their family medicine rotation at the clinic. They spend a couple months here before moving on to more hospital work. Today I learned that the students haven't necessarily had a pediatric rotation before this, so although they may be comfortable draining abscesses on adults, they always forget to examine the heart and lungs before pissing off a baby by looking at the throat. But everybody's learning every day, in all of the different groups here. It is so interesting to be in a place where so many inspired people come together. It's such a neat group of people, all bringing different knowledge to the clinic, and learning lots from each other. Sometimes it seems like it's not as cohesive of a group as one might like, due to the frequent transitions, but that brings its advantages as well, and in the end they have a rather well-functioning clinic.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Clinic
Today we had a sort of staff meeting at the clinic. It was actually more of a group breakfast, with various announcements. But whatever the motive, it brought several people into the clinic. The staff here includes a rather large group of smart, passionate students, volunteers, educators, administrators, and healthcare providers. Those who attended the meeting today posed for a picture, which I thought I'd share. Some volunteers (including two girls from New Zealand) are in their final year of medical school, doing an international rotation. Others are taking time off between years of medical school, before going to PA school, grad school, or whatever. There are also undergraduate volunteers who come help with the educational program. Many others are here longer-term, doing fundraising part time, or working. The medical students are in their 4th year at the local public university, doing their family medicine rotation at the clinic. They spend a couple months here before moving on to more hospital work. Today I learned that the students haven't necessarily had a pediatric rotation before this, so although they may be comfortable draining abscesses on adults, they always forget to examine the heart and lungs before pissing off a baby by looking at the throat. But everybody's learning every day, in all of the different groups here. It is so interesting to be in a place where so many inspired people come together. It's such a neat group of people, all bringing different knowledge to the clinic, and learning lots from each other. Sometimes it seems like it's not as cohesive of a group as one might like, due to the frequent transitions, but that brings its advantages as well, and in the end they have a rather well-functioning clinic.
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