My thoughts about the wards at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana have been a long time coming. I have tried to figure out how to summarize my opinions without being too critical. As previously mentioned, there are 26 inpatient beds in the Fever’s Unit. There are 2 beds in each room, 2 drawers, and a TV. There […]
Thoughts of Korle Bu & Fevers Unit Clinic
At Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana, I attended Mortality Review for the Department of Medicine. It was similar to Surgical M&M in that they went through all their cases. In a Medical M&M it is typical to choose one or a couple of cases with salient teaching points to review. A resident from each ward recounts […]
Preparing for Clinicals At Korle-Bu
I went to Korle Bu to pay my fees for the privilege of doing clinicals and to meet with the doctors I will be working with at the Fevers Unit. I sat in on an inter-disciplinary meeting (pharmacists, doctors, nurses, counsellors) which was quite interesting. They have clinic hours Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There are […]