Tribal Hospital is a recognised institution which can certify internship at THI hospital as part of regular curricular requirements for foreign medical students. Use our Facebook page to get in touch with students who have done their electives at THI in the past.
Tribal Health Initiative is also a recognised centre for junior doctors who have to serve Rural Bond Schemes from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore and Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science, Wardha.
What a medical student from the UK has to say…
“Having spent the last few months studying for my medical finals, feeling anxious, stressed and increasingly disillusioned about my chosen career, my medical elective spent at the Tribal Health Initiative, Sittilingi has made me once again excited about medicine and about being a doctor.
The city soundtrack of horns, shouting and touting feels so distant from this small hospital complex nestled in the hills. Working on the wards, in the outpatient department and the operating theatre I have witnessed the management of conditions that I have never seen in the UK, as well as common medical problems. My keen interest in obstetrics and gynaecology has been nurtured by endless expectant mothers and deliveries at unsociable hours!
More importantly, my experience has developed my clinical skills. Without the aid of sophisticated tests and scans that we have become so reliant on in the UK, the art of history taking and clinical examination has never been more important, as well as communicating effectively with patients and their families. Moreover, every patient must be viewed through their own individual family and social situation, as well as their values and beliefs.
India is the land of great contrasts. I have witnessed first hand the smiles and spirit of the village people who have very little, but welcome you and share what little they have, as well as the desperation of people who feel they have nothing left but to take their own lives. It has been especially difficult accepting the decline of patients who may otherwise have been saved with expensive equipment and medications.”
- Dr. Natasha Hazelgrave , London
