Rotation day 1

Aka: why don't you have all of these forms signed, aka beaurocracy at its finest How was the hospital today, you may ask? Most of us can't tell you. There were forms to get signed by multiple people, which required trips from one building to another, several long waits, and some only to find out that you actually need that other small piece of paper from the other person in that other office, and only then can the nice man in front of you sign the form you are holding. It was quite funny, until most of us got hungry. Then it was time to explore the hospital canteen, where my meal was 35 rupees (70 cents). Rejuvenated, we attempted to complete many form to get signed. Success. We even got wi-fi access at the medical school. The rotations here can be 1 or 2 week blocks. Jill, Katherine, and I are starting on community medicine. They have an urban undeserved clinic as well as rural clinics. The teams leave each day around 9 and return at 3, so we are all very excited to get started tomorrow. Abby started emergency medicine today, and actually had to go to the department and get started. She will hopefully have some good experiences on her first day! The hospital looks older, but it is a multistory building with every specialty you could think of. Dermatology, all kinds of surgery, pain and palliative medicine, many types of ICUs, and more. We haven't seen what kind of imaging equipment they have here, but there are signs around for GI endoscopy suites, ultrasound, and X-ray. The rooms definitely look different than from home, as was to be expected. More to add hopefully tomorrow!!!!