I have had an amazing day today!
Had another lovely breakfast of fetira. Tried another cup of coffee, but have had a tachycardia ever since...
Managed my first ever solo trip in a bajaj without sustaining any injuries.
Taught for 3 hours on the ward this morning and for another 2 hours this afternoon, about 18 students in all. The students are a fantastic group of people - very hard working, keen as mustard and just so grateful for any help at all that we can give them - I have found it a very humbling experience.
It was a bit different for them, they are used to being taught in a completely didactic fashion, so being taught in a question and answer type way threw them at first - but by half way through they were asking me loads of questions about everything which was great. A couple of the nurses came and joined in too, which was also really good - they wanted to see and hear the physical signs and also spent time asking (very good) questions.
Rob has photocopied loads of copies of the clinical examination booklets that our students made for them today, so we should be able to hand them out tomorrow. I have been asked to give a lecture on renal failure on Wednesday. I tried to explain that I'm not a lecture type of gal and would prefer to sit down with the students and learn together, but I'm not sure that was understood, so we'll have to see how it goes. Hopefully, it'll be a Marshall - Thacker double act!
Yours
Julie
Had another lovely breakfast of fetira. Tried another cup of coffee, but have had a tachycardia ever since...
Managed my first ever solo trip in a bajaj without sustaining any injuries.
Taught for 3 hours on the ward this morning and for another 2 hours this afternoon, about 18 students in all. The students are a fantastic group of people - very hard working, keen as mustard and just so grateful for any help at all that we can give them - I have found it a very humbling experience.
It was a bit different for them, they are used to being taught in a completely didactic fashion, so being taught in a question and answer type way threw them at first - but by half way through they were asking me loads of questions about everything which was great. A couple of the nurses came and joined in too, which was also really good - they wanted to see and hear the physical signs and also spent time asking (very good) questions.
Rob has photocopied loads of copies of the clinical examination booklets that our students made for them today, so we should be able to hand them out tomorrow. I have been asked to give a lecture on renal failure on Wednesday. I tried to explain that I'm not a lecture type of gal and would prefer to sit down with the students and learn together, but I'm not sure that was understood, so we'll have to see how it goes. Hopefully, it'll be a Marshall - Thacker double act!
Yours
Julie