January 7
This was actually the first day that we made it into the clinic for the start of the work day, since up until this point our mornings were usually started getting various registration issues sorted out. I can honestly say that the start of the work day a CMC in unlike any other work environment that I have been in. I'm not sure if I have mentioned this before, but CMC stands for Christian Medical College. The staff and students are very religious and there are bible verses and other Christian images posted all around the hospital campus. The typical workday starts with the physiotherapy department staff and students assembling in the hallway outside of the gym to sing a hymn and pray together. The staff then splits and goes to their respective areas of the hospital where together they do a brief calisthenic warm-up together.
Overall the rest of the day was pretty typical, but unfortunately it was the last day at CMC for the family that I have been working with that speaks English really well. I was pretty pleased when they asked if they could get my email address so that they can stay in touch and contact me with any future questions. I can see why having a contact to discuss their son's condition (cerebral palsy) would be important for them. Unfortunately, I get the impression that the staff at the hospital is so busy that there is not a lot of time spent educating patients and their families about diagnosis or prognosis.
At the end of the work day I said goodbye to a mother and son that I was currently working with. The son is 5 years old and very stubborn. When I said goodbye, he refused to say goodbye in return to me. His mother asked why he would not say bye, and she informed me that he explained that "bye" is a Tamil word. Since I do not understand Tamil, he refused to tell me bye because I would not understand him. In general Tamil seems to be mixed with random English words and phrases, especially counting and medical terms.
That night we had a relatively low-key Friday night with an early dinner at the college canteen. After that a small group just sat around in Jerry and Quinlan's room across the hall from mine.
This was actually the first day that we made it into the clinic for the start of the work day, since up until this point our mornings were usually started getting various registration issues sorted out. I can honestly say that the start of the work day a CMC in unlike any other work environment that I have been in. I'm not sure if I have mentioned this before, but CMC stands for Christian Medical College. The staff and students are very religious and there are bible verses and other Christian images posted all around the hospital campus. The typical workday starts with the physiotherapy department staff and students assembling in the hallway outside of the gym to sing a hymn and pray together. The staff then splits and goes to their respective areas of the hospital where together they do a brief calisthenic warm-up together.
Overall the rest of the day was pretty typical, but unfortunately it was the last day at CMC for the family that I have been working with that speaks English really well. I was pretty pleased when they asked if they could get my email address so that they can stay in touch and contact me with any future questions. I can see why having a contact to discuss their son's condition (cerebral palsy) would be important for them. Unfortunately, I get the impression that the staff at the hospital is so busy that there is not a lot of time spent educating patients and their families about diagnosis or prognosis.
At the end of the work day I said goodbye to a mother and son that I was currently working with. The son is 5 years old and very stubborn. When I said goodbye, he refused to say goodbye in return to me. His mother asked why he would not say bye, and she informed me that he explained that "bye" is a Tamil word. Since I do not understand Tamil, he refused to tell me bye because I would not understand him. In general Tamil seems to be mixed with random English words and phrases, especially counting and medical terms.
That night we had a relatively low-key Friday night with an early dinner at the college canteen. After that a small group just sat around in Jerry and Quinlan's room across the hall from mine.
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