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Introduction
Responsibilities
Documentation
The IU House
Things to do
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Duties and Responsibilities are really no
different than here in the US.
- Teach, learn and provide care.
- As a resident, your day will likely consists
of:
- Morning rounds, starting about 8:30 or 9:00
- New admission workups are done in the
afternoon.
- Teams alternate admission days; expect
new patients every other day.
- Teams consist of: you (acting as
'consultant'), an intern, 2 clinical officers and 4-5 medical students.
- The average patient census is about 10-20
patients.
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- Old buildings and simple wards.
- Medical and pediatric wards are all in one
area.
- Often there will be more than one patient to a
bed.
- Laboratory test may be inconsistently
available.
- Supplies are limited.
- Click here for a tour of the peds unit.
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Travel documentation and permits to
practice medicine in Kenya.
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