The course 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 improve your clinical skills.

It is a structured program comprising clinical exposure, field visits, lectures, discussions around social issues. The objective is to observe and understand the health issues of marginalized communities, holistic approach to health and the optimization of health care in resource poor settings.

There will be opportunities to visit some of the villages  and interact with the tribal people. You will see a wide range of cases from the field including infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid, bronchopneumonia, as well as malnutrition and  trauma. Teaching will also comprise of daily ward rounds, bedside teaching, case presentations, problem solving etc, all in small groups. The hospital covers all specialities including General Medicine & Surgery, O & G, Psychiatry, Anaesthesia, Public health, dentistry and Paediatrics.

You will learn about the logistics of providing health care in a rural, low cost, setting and about the implementation of the program at the grassroots by community members that have been trained on the job.

Changes are made in the schedule based on the interests of the students. Time table is flexible and you are welcome to work as hard (or as little!) as you wish to.