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| The beach in front of the UCM |
This is now
the second year that Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s Global Health
Division is helping run the emergency medicine course for the medical students
at the Universidade Católica de Moçambique in
Beira, Mozambique. In February, the
Ultrasound Division will be also returning for the second time to teach the 5th
year students emergency ultrasound. I
was fortunate to join the GH team in teaching the trauma portion of the 6-week emergency
medicine course this fall. This course is given annually to 4th year
students at the end of their preclinical year.
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| UCM |
This was the first time in their training that the students got hands-on learning in evaluating multi-trauma patients. They learned about importance of primary survey, simple techniques of airway management and life-saving procedures like needle decompression, pelvic slings and indications for tourniquets. We were beyond pleased with students’ medical knowledge and enthusiasm.
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| Session on team work and communication |
The GH team is planning deeper involvement in emergency medicine development in Beira. They will be conducting research on students’ perception of emergency medicine to evaluate their readiness for Emergency Medicine specialty in Mozambique. Next week they will also initiate needs assessment and morbidity and mortality analysis at the emergency room at the Hospital Central in Beira (the regional hospital that sees over 100,000 patients/year through their ER) to evaluate gaps in emergency care and readiness with hope to improve it over coming years. This is exciting time for emergency medicine in Beira!
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Students learning advanced airway techniques
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This experience was an exciting time for me
too. Not only did I get to participate
in teaching eager students trauma care and
learn about laborious process of developing emergency medicine in resource-poor
country, but I also got to revisit Gorongosa
National Park, one of the largest parks in Africa, and explore the
Medicinal Plants Garden at the medical school. So stay tuned for more posts
from Mozambique!
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| Sunset in Gorongosa National Park |
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| Medicinal Plants Garden at UCM |
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| Our students happy to be done with trauma |
