Reviews by the Internists who participated in our
Internship Programme :
“Being in the pre-clinical part of our studies, it was particularly
interesting to get introduced to the clinical work. We much appreciated
being shown so many different faculties in the hospital.”
“As I am still at the beginning of my ‘medical career’ there
are so many (even ‘small’) things that are new and interesting for
me in a hospital. Accordingly it is difficult to give a precise summary of
achievements. The greatest achievement in my opinion is that I really
widened my horizon by coming to such a different country I didn’t know
much about before. I had a lot of sometimes even small but nevertheless very
interesting conversations or talks that helped me to understand the way
things go in India. It was great to learn how your medical branch works, it
was teaching, to talk to students, doctors, nurses or ‘normal’
travellers in trains about their lives, it was overwhelming to experience so
much hospitality and curiosity. Finally, it was important for me to see with
own eyes, circumstances of life that many people here in Europe cannot even
imagine that they exist.”
“They were very much aware of all my needs; this internship will be
unforgettable. Directors planned everything with a lot of professionalism,
and seriousness. They are very dedicated people; they don’t miss any
single opportunity to bring you assistance, and answer to any of your needs…
impressive!”
“Excellent organisation of our internship, commencing from the
information we received prior to coming to India, airport pick-up through
accommodation, and facilities viz. broadband, laundry, etcetera; everything
was organised very well. We appreciated the accessibility of Dr. Ankur
Kalra. It was very good to be in constant touch with him (we recommend
internship students to bring cell phones with them).”
“Mrs. Sadhna and Mrs. Gupta both took care of us in a very special
way, and we are more than thankful for their excellent job! We had a very
effective learning experience due to the co-operation of all the doctors,
and nursing staff. They were always open to answer any questions, or to
explain concepts in ways subjective to our current knowledge base.”
“The patient care training in Kalra Hospital was a great experience
for me. As I am in the preclinical part of my studies, I had not seen much
before. During my stay at Kalra Hospital, I did not only learn much about
patient care, but also about many other medical skills. For example, I
learnt the basics of ECG, auscultation, and how to check X-Rays. Another
great experience for me was the opportunity to watch many different
operations. The highlights were a bypass-surgery, and a delivery. I really
enjoyed my stay in India. I think an internship in Kalra hospital is the
best way to experience the Indian way of life. I cannot imagine a better way
to get to know a country than working in a hospital, because by this I had
the chance to get in contact with many people, and different parts of the
society.”
“As we had only just finished the first year, some lectures and
teachings were ‘out of our medical reach’; however, it was very
useful to show what we already knew, so yes, our current skills were
somewhat incorporated.”
"In my four weeks of internship, I was able to obtain an insight into
the clinical practice including basic patient care training, as well as
administrative work, and enhanced medical tasks like diagnostic procedures,
and medical attendance, including also some impressive operations under the
viewpoint of encountering a completely different culture, and society and
subsequently a different health care system as well. Based on the
differences in organization, as for example the distribution of tasks in the
ward, which I noticed, opened my mind to alternative administrative
concepts.
I managed to develop a better understanding, and higher sensibility for
different approaches to things connected with terms like "health",
"illness", or "body awareness". This insight increased
my awareness of the necessity to consider the cultural, and/or
religious/philosophical background of a patient to avoid diagnostic
misjudgment.
On the other hand I achieved to improve my skills in the field of patient
care training, and especially in the field of basic diagnostic procedures.
The guidance offered by the nurses and doctors in combination with the large
amount of opportunities to practice e.g. the measurement of blood pressure,
and pulse or auscultation in particular, helped me to become much more
confident, and competent in carrying out those tasks. In addition I achieved
to attain new competences like the basic understanding of how to approach an
X-Ray, or ECG.
Additionally I want to say that I had various opportunities to have
conversations, and interaction with the patients, and their families on a
personal level which was a special personal enrichment of high value to me.
Furthermore Dr. R.N. Kalra, Dr. Ankur Kalra, and the other doctors always
spend time on explaining different medical issues to us, and answering our
questions although they were more than busy. Especially Dr. Ankur Kalra
tried to be accessible all the time to offer a perfect frame for the
internship, although he was busy in many fields. But I also want to point
out that everybody else in the hospital, like the nurses, and other
employees were always very supportive and helpful."
Comments, ratings, and suggestions by the following
students:
(In alphabetical order)
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