testimonials
Rebecca McAllister, 26-years, student in Medicine at MIT, six weeks internship
Community care has always been an area of interest and concern for me. My friends in Boston had been here as part of research projects and spoke highly of the width and depth of their experiences. It was tempting. Though it was a tad bit long winded- securing a place in the programme, I can claim that its been worth it.
As it happens, while I was sure of what I wanted to do- and my contact persons at SCEH had everything chalked out as per my wishes, the first few days told me there was much more to the network than what my plan contains. I could not increase my stay but managed to ration time and I would like to believe that I could utilize the opportunity well.
Happy memories apart, I am taking away friends and learnings that I can hope will stick for life. I wanted to but didn't get the time to develop a journal. Nonetheless here's a sample of my roster.
Day 1: Arrival and check in. Met my contact person and the programme coordinator
Day 2: Took a tour of the campus, read stuff and met authorities to understand the network.
Day 3: Revelled in the morning class, shadowed the doctors and surgeons through the day. I need more of this. I have to postpone my visit to the Khan Market.
Day 4: ditto!
Day 5: Alwar trip. The people dress in more colours and accessories shimmering with glass work. Its lovely. They look like gypsies but they are not. It's a desert area and hence the extra colour in people.. that's a guess! The hospital looks small compared to the main campus, but the diversity of people is as wide. Met the local staff. The admin staff is very warm and helpful. I aws treated to a lavish spread and dessert called milk cake. I am taking more 'Milk Cake' home. Yummy!
Day 6: Back to Delhi! I so miss Alwar. Met my program coordinator again. We discussed...
Community care has always been an area of interest and concern for me. My friends in Boston had been here as part of research projects and spoke highly of the width and depth of their experiences. It was tempting. Though it was a tad bit long winded- securing a place in the programme, I can claim that its been worth it.
As it happens, while I was sure of what I wanted to do- and my contact persons at SCEH had everything chalked out as per my wishes, the first few days told me there was much more to the network than what my plan contains. I could not increase my stay but managed to ration time and I would like to believe that I could utilize the opportunity well.
Happy memories apart, I am taking away friends and learnings that I can hope will stick for life. I wanted to but didn't get the time to develop a journal. Nonetheless here's a sample of my roster.
Day 1: Arrival and check in. Met my contact person and the programme coordinator
Day 2: Took a tour of the campus, read stuff and met authorities to understand the network.
Day 3: Revelled in the morning class, shadowed the doctors and surgeons through the day. I need more of this. I have to postpone my visit to the Khan Market.
Day 4: ditto!
Day 5: Alwar trip. The people dress in more colours and accessories shimmering with glass work. Its lovely. They look like gypsies but they are not. It's a desert area and hence the extra colour in people.. that's a guess! The hospital looks small compared to the main campus, but the diversity of people is as wide. Met the local staff. The admin staff is very warm and helpful. I aws treated to a lavish spread and dessert called milk cake. I am taking more 'Milk Cake' home. Yummy!
Day 6: Back to Delhi! I so miss Alwar. Met my program coordinator again. We discussed...