Global Health Intern
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Shadowed in two hospitals over the course of an 8-week internship in Cape Town, South Africa in an effort to understand global barriers to medical accessibility.Victoria Hospital, Wynberg: Collected data for Dr. Clint Cupido's Continued Service Improvement Project (CSI) to determine how to improve hospital efficiency and best allocate limited resources, shadowed in the Internal Medicine Department, gained exposure to various medical conditions and treatments alongside 4th and 6th year MBChB students at University of Cape TownLady Michaelis Clinic, Plumstead: Shadowed in primary care, physiotherapy, school health, health education, women's health, dentistry, and the HIV/TB clinic; gained an understanding of the primary care facility's relationship with the surrounding community, aided in community outreach events such as physiotherapy education and the opening of a youth health center