Bron: Ceese Bulletin nr. 20 - 11 december 2023
This year more and more medical students and professionals were interested in an internship or elective in Cuba. In a group or individual, and for various reasons. A selection:Leiden University Netherlands: an interprofessional group (nurses, residents elderly care doctors and GP’s) was guest of ENSAP Havana for 4 weeks. Collaboration and prevention were the buzz words: Resident Lidia: “a lot of attention is payed to prevention as well as to fellow human beings and generally, people are very positive. We were able to share experience and look at healthcare from different professional and cultural perspectives” https://www.ouderengeneeskunde.nu/lidia-bons-cuba/
- Brighton Medical Scool, UK: medical electives were organized by CRICKET CIC: Student: “We really enjoyed the obstetric part and we felt that that was the most different from the UK. We appreciated how flexible the doctors were so we got to see a good variety of things” website https://www.cubamedicalelectives.net
- Amsterdam University, Netherlands: a group of GP trainers recently visited Havana. A GP-trainer:” although visibly with low resources, Cuban government and medical colleagues succeed in maintaining a well integrated health system as we experienced in visits to families and district facilities of natural-medicine and psychiatry among others. Respect!”
- Dublin, Ireland: GP Brian is preparing an elective Public Health: “I’d love to get some experience in the Cuban health system before I do my MA Public Health in 2024”
- Groningen and Utrecht Netherlands: individual medical university students went to Havana for a Primary Care elective. Student Coen: “adninistrative hassle is time-consuming but after that in Cuba is a lot to learn: there is much prevention within the medical curriculum, a very informative experience for me. I also was positively struck by Cuban small scale healthcare which delivers equally good results as in Holland. Recommended for fellow students.”
- Luxembourg: Neuropediatrist Marie Pauline is planning an elective in a childerns Hospital in Havana to later use her acquired experience in Africa.
Do you want to make a group programme for nurses, medical students, residents, professionals or combinations ? We can support you with our experience and network (contact ppmjonas@gmail.com )