A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO GRASSROOTS HEALTHCARE
IN A RURAL TRIBAL COMMUNITY IN SOUTH INDIA
ASHWINI is organising Training Programmes for Medical Students based on our
rich experience of over 15 years in running a comprehensive primary and
secondary level health programme in the remote hilly area of Gudalur in the
Nilgiri District of Tamilnadu, South India.
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Electives for Medical Students
The elective experience will be an opportunity for you to learn about
providing health care without the infrastructure and diagnostic facilities
available in your own countries. Its a good chance to better your clinical
skills. In addition, there will be opportunities to visit some of the
villages that the community health programme covers.
Teaching will comprise of daily ward rounds, bedside teaching, outpatient
clinics, case presentations and seminars (no boring didactic lectures!), all
in small groups. The hospital covers all specialities, including General
Medicine & Surgery, O & G and Paediatrics. You will see a wide range of
cases, including infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and typhoid (no
malaria here!), bronchopneumonia and malnutrition, as well as hypertension,
diabetes, heart and vascular diseases.
Elective period : lasting 1-2 months. Time of year to be arranged at least
4-6 months in advance. Being a hill station the weather is pleasant and on
the cooler side for most of the year no scorching summers like the rest of
India!
Other things to do : Nearby, there are many well-known tourist places to
visit Mysore, Ooty, Kerala. There are also lots of hiking opportunities
nearby.
Getting here : Nearest airports are Bangalore or Cochin (both 6 hours away), or Chennai (then an overnight journey to reach here).
For further information :
Please visit this website. Alternatively, you can email us at ashwinigudalur@gmail.com
You can write to us at ASHWINI, Gudalur Adivasi Hospital,
PO Box 20, Gudalur 643212, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India.
Course Faculty :
Course Director: Dr. P.G. Premila, MBBS, DCH, MD (Paed) Retd
Prof.of Paediatrics, Trivandrum Medical College.
Dr Nandakumar Menon, MBBS, DABS, FACS Surgeon, Gudalur Adivasi Hospital.
Formerly Associate Prof of Surgery, NY Medical College, Westchester County
Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Dr. Shylajadevi MBBS, DGO, MD (Ob & Gyn) Obstetrician, Gudalur Adivasi
Hospital