"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 18 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.
 

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. It's 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.
 

Course Faculty :

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
 

Dr. PG Premila, MBBS, MD, Retired Professor of Paediatrics, Medical College, Trivandrum. Visiting Faculty
   

Other things to do : 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!
 
There are many well-known tourist places to visit - Mysore, Ooty, Kerala. Also, plenty of hiking opportunities nearby.
 

Getting here : Nearest airports are Bangalore or Cochin (both 6 hours away), or Chennai - (then an overnight journey from Bangalore to reach here).

 
To apply : Visit www.medicalstudentelectives.org and click on "How do I apply".

 
For further information :

Please visit this website. Alternatively, you can email us at ashwinigudalur@gmail.com
 

You can also write to us at ASHWINI, Gudalur Adivasi Hospital, PO Box 20, Gudalur 643212, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India.