Student Clerkship
Student
Clerkship
Nazarene Hospital
Box 456 Mt Hagen WHP
Papua New Guinea
Course Objectives
The student will:
1. Gain clinical skills in diagnosis and management of common illnesses
in PNG, especially of tropical diseases.
2. Acquire knowledge and experience in the provision of health
care in a developing country, including the challenge of health care
delivery in the
setting of severely limited resources.
3. Gain skills in cross cultural communication and relations.
Course Description
This elective is offered to medical students in their final year,
who have a foundation of knowledge and experience in clinical
medicine. The student is assigned to a physician preceptor,
and is closely involved in patient care, from the initial
evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, inpatient management
when necessary, to discharge and follow-up.
Students make inpatient rounds on approximately twenty patients,
beginning at 8:00 AM daily. After rounds, students will,
with supervision, perform procedures (such as lumbar punctures,
thoracentesis, etc.) as appropriate. The student will
then participate in the care of outpatients and emergency
patients throughout the remainder of each day. Student
are encouraged to use reference texts to supplement their
knowledge as they encounter clinical problems. Students will
participate in after hours "on call" duties, with
physician supervision. Students will first assist in
surgery. In each area, as appropriate, the student will obtain
history, perform a physical exam, and present his/her findings,
assessment, and recommendations to the supervising physician.
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