Summer Elective University Teaching Hospital (CHUK), Kigali, Rwanda - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Non-Credit Pre-clerkship Summer Elective University Teaching Hospital (CHUK), Kigali, Rwanda Lana Rothfels & Rebecca Barnfield Rwanda Population: 11,610,000 (2015) GDP per capita: 702 USD Currency: Rwandan Franc
University Teaching Hospital (CHUK), Kigali, Rwanda
Lana Rothfels & Rebecca Barnfield
○ Conversion $1 CA = ₣ 670
○ Post-1994 genocide: Children learn English in school ○ Older generation learned French
during the day; a bit cooler at night
downtown
moto in 15 minutes
cafés
○ Trivia at pizza restaurant Monday night ○ Volleyball Tuesday nights ○ Art gallery yoga class Wednesday night ○ Live music at art gallery Thursday nights
○ Tiered premiums based on incomes ○ High coverage rate: >90% by 2010
http://www.who.int/gho/countries/rwa.pdf
district hospitals)
○ Patients predominantly speak Kinyarwandan
students ○ Belgium, Germany, France mostly
department meetings
cardiology
○ ‘Take Aways’: Language barrier was difficult, don’t be afraid to ask questions (some residents are less inclined to teach without being prompted) and switch specialties by talking to the department chair directly if you want a variety
emergency medicine
○ ‘Take Aways’: Try to stick with local students or residents who can translate especially when invasive physical exams required; I learned a lot attending M&M rounds, case presentations etc.; First cohort of emergency physicians in Rwanda just completed their residency this summer!
Top: Neuroblastoma Bottom: Gangrene after failure to remove tourniquet
For all specialties:
For surgical specialties:
Other helpful items:
○ Found on AirBnB, in Kacyiru neighbourhood (great location) ○ Local artists working in the studio during the day ○ Made friends we would not have met otherwise!
Kimihurura with other expats
Email: rbarnfield2020@meds.uwo.ca or lrothfels2020@meds.uwo.ca