Thursday, January 17, 2013

a passion for learning

Today was the third day of the SAFE Course.  Each week we are training twelve anesthesia residents or technicians in teaching methods.  The trainers had a one-day course at the beginning and have been paired with faculty members for all the small group sessions.  Each session is run four times with a different group of participants, so the trainers keep taking more responsibility for the session. They are bright and keen to teach.  It has been completely inspiring to watch them jump into teaching with such enthusiasm.   They truly rise to the occasion. 

Many people have commented on how wonderful it is to meet colleagues from around Rwanda.  Some people work in very isolated settings.  One technician told me that she has no help in providing anesthesia.  If she needs cricoid pressure for intubation, she has to ask one of the cleaners. 

We’ve had very positive feedback on the course.  One of the teachers commented that he expected to find people sleeping after lunch but instead saw everyone engaged with the program.  It helps so much that most of the sessions are outdoors in fresh air.
Dr. Enright running a scenario

This is the supreme gazebo.

Benjamin teaching about sepsis.

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