My new work experience

So, I'm Nikolai L Kleftas, I am 20 years old and I'm a Pre-Med student.................

Recently I talked to one of the heads for African Impact, the people who organise my work here in Kenya, about if it was possible for me to get some medical experience while I am here. And they said I could. The day after I travelled to P.C.E.A. Kikuyu Mission Hospital, and I was introduced to the Chief Executive Officer who bombarded me with questions concerning my education. But, if there is one thing IB teaches you for sure, is to handle a stressful situation with a reasonable amount of bullshit! Okay, calm down, they don't think I am the Chief of Surgery from a Norwegian hospital or something... I just needed to make sure I would get at least some of what I payed for on this trip, some medical experience.

I was handed over to one of the GPs at the hospital who furthermore passed me on to four of the interns at Kikuyu Hospital. I joined them on a ward round for diagnostics and examinations, including two rectal examination (yes, it was quite weird watching a 69 year old getting his number II checked out), an ECG (Electrocardiogram - a transthroacic interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart) and a man with abnormal bone growth. It was a very exciting day, and the interns could not have been better! Explaining why they did what they did, being interested in my education and future plans, they really made my stay better than anticipated.

They also decided to make a plan for me to rotate between all the different departments of the hospital, including the medical departments, surgery and theater department, paediatrics, ICU and on it goes. I hope that my next few weeks will show me a different side of medicine, which I think will be very interesting to behold.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention... while on ward rounds, checking up on a patient, I looked out of the window for a second and noticed a monkey strolling around the hospital grounds, with everyone around being completely oblivious to its presence. Amusing...

And lastly, there are some new photos uploaded under "Kenya". Check them out... FULL SCREEN! by pressing on the pictures.

Until next time,

//Nick