CMC Vellore = Crazitown!

Hello all,

And by crazitown I mean CRAZY but in good way! With in the first 3 days we have all experienced and seen aspects of health care that are not witnessed in the U.S. So far the trip has been so rewarding and we aren't even half way done.

Along with Sarah and Alexis I have also been on the obstetrics delivery and labor ward. In a half hour 3 babies can be born in one room! It is absolutely nuts. The second day, I scrubbed into my first surgery, a c-section, the high risk ward (scrubbed and washed 3x). The O.R. was NOT air conditioned so on top of my scrubs I had a plastic apron and a long sleeve sterile green floor length jacket, let me tell you, it was hot. But I got to participate in my first surgery and "get my hands dirty" literally. It was awesome. Here is the picture of Alexis and I in our very large scrubs going into our second c-section.

Yesterday, I was in the low risk ward and with in the morning at least 10-15 babies were born, if not more. The ward is crazy busy but very interesting. The new borns are adorable, we learned about the vaccines given in India and how the neonatologist looks for fetal anomalies.

Today, I followed a doctor in the MICU (medical intensive care unit) and this ward is very similar the the U.S. Yet, the patient diseases are not. I saw a severe case of malaria and cellulitis to name a few. Dr. Kishore is the attending in the MICU and I'm thinking about contacting Wayne State to hire him as a teacher. He's awesome.

Alright now for more of the fun stuff:

Last night was international night at the roof top restaurant of our hotel. There was about 20 of us from all over world: Singapore, U.S., and Canada. The restaurant was BEAUTIFUL and we could oversee almost all of Vellore. When it got dark we could see a gold dust cloud in the distance coming from the Golden Temple! All of us students shared the food, our different stories from volunteering, similarities and differences between our cultures and educations.

Today I did some research and found the new pirates movie is playing in a nearby theater and I am so excited to see it! I hope it is playing in english....

Ok thats all for now, talk to you all later!!

Jennife/Jen

p.s. the MICU is air conditioned and thats where I will be again tomorrow, CLUTCH