GLOBAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE

STUDENT SITE EVALUATION

General Information

Names

1 / OlabodeOgunwole

Which level of student are you?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
MS1 / 0.0% / 0
MS2 / 0.0% / 0
MS3 / 0.0% / 0
MS4 / 100.0% / 1

Country & City/Town/Community of Elective Site:

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Name of Host Organization/Institution:

UNIBE

Department/Focus of Work:

Anesthesiology

Name of Preceptor:

Dr. Tamiz Perez

Dates of Rotation:

02/06/12- 03/02/12

Total cost of elective:

$2400

Did you receive a scholarship for this elective?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
No scholarship / 0.0% / 0
Paul Brand Scholarship / 100.0% / 1
Dean's Scholarship / 0.0% / 0
Other (please specify) / 0

Pre-Travel

Please rate how well prepared you were for this elective site?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Poor / 0.0% / 0
Fair / 0.0% / 0
Fine / 0.0% / 0
Good / 100.0% / 1
Excellent / 0.0% / 0

Please explain:

1 / I felt that I was familiar with the country and I was given proper orientation by the program coordinators at UNIBE.

Which Global Health elective were/are you enrolled in?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Global Health Enrichment Elective - ELEC 5047 / 0.0% / 0
Preparing for Global Health Work - INTD 4030 / 100.0% / 1
International Medicine - MEDI 7003 / 100.0% / 1
None / 0.0% / 0
Other (please specify) / 0

What session(s) were most useful/helpful?

1 / OB emergencies, global health ethics, surgical skills session

What could have been provided that would have been of benefit for your elective site?

1 / Additional cultural diversity sessions

What suggestions do you have to improve student preparation for international electives?

1 / I felt that all the important information was covered for the time given

Accommodation, Meals & Travel

What accommodations did you have?

Host family

How would you rate the suitability and comfort of your accommodations?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Poor / 0.0% / 0
Fair / 0.0% / 0
Fine / 0.0% / 0
Good / 100.0% / 1
Excellent / 0.0% / 0

How would you rate the quality of food while at your elective site?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Poor / 0.0% / 0
Fair / 0.0% / 0
Fine / 0.0% / 0
Good / 100.0% / 1
Excellent / 0.0% / 0

What was the source of meals while at your elective site?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Prepared own meals / 100.0% / 1
Cafeteria / 100.0% / 1
Home stay/Meals prepared at accommodation / 100.0% / 1
Restaurants / 100.0% / 1
Other (please specify) / 0

What type(s) of ground transportation did you utilize during your elective?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Walk / 100.0% / 1
Train / 0.0% / 0
Cab / 100.0% / 1
Car / 100.0% / 1
Motorcycle / 0.0% / 0
Bicycle / 0.0% / 0
Other (please specify) / 1

Other: Bus

Was the ground transportation safe?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Not Very / 0.0% / 0
Fair / 100.0% / 1
Fine / 0.0% / 0
Good / 0.0% / 0
Very / 0.0% / 0

Elective Site

Please describe your duties during your elective rotation?

1 / I was expected to assist with the pre-anesthetic assessments in the clinic and assist with patient management in the operating room

Was your site preceptor helpful?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Not Very / 0.0% / 0
Fair / 0.0% / 0
Fine / 0.0% / 0
Good / 100.0% / 1
Very / 0.0% / 0

Please explain:

1 / He helped me understand the drug interactions of our anesthetics

How would you rate your site preceptor’s/mentor’s knowledge?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Poor / 0.0% / 0
Fair / 0.0% / 0
Fine / 0.0% / 0
Good / 100.0% / 1
Excellent / 0.0% / 0

How would you rate your site preceptor’s/mentor’steaching abilities?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Poor / 0.0% / 0
Fair / 0.0% / 0
Fine / 0.0% / 0
Good / 100.0% / 1
Excellent / 0.0% / 0

Please elaborate:

1 / Each day we he would assign anesthesia topics for us to discuss. I would explain to him what I had read and he would elaborate on the subject.

On average, how much time did your preceptor spend with you during a typical day?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
0 - 2 hours / 0.0% / 0
2 - 4 hours / 0.0% / 0
4 - 6 hours / 100.0% / 1
6 - 8 hours / 0.0% / 0
8 hours or more / 0.0% / 0

What types of things did you learn from the health center/hospital staff/program staff with respect to global health, public health, tropical medicine and infectious diseases?

1 / I was able to observe how anesthetic management differed in a country with limited resources.

What awareness of the host country’s health care system did you acquire?

1 / I learned that there were very strict protocols that had to be followed before patients could be taken back for surgery and due to a lack of staffing and resources physicians were often unable to streamline the process.

Would you recommend this elective site/program to another student?

Answer Options / Response Percent / Response Count
Not likely / 0.0% / 0
Somewhat unlikely / 0.0% / 0
Not sure / 0.0% / 0
Somewhat likely / 100.0% / 1
Very likely / 0.0% / 0

Please explain:

1 / In speaking just for anesthesiology. I think if a student wanted to do the rotation they need to be proactive about expressing desire to be in the operating room.

What suggestions do you have to improve this elective site/program?

1 / I think students should be able to split their time between the operating room and the pre-anesthetic clinic.

Any other comments?

n/a