I write to present my academic report for the past few months.
September, 2012 was a phenomenal month for me as it was not only my birth-month, but it was also the month that I sat for and passed my Part II MBBS Professional exams! I had already written to you about my triumph in the said exams (that ushered me into my 5th year in Medical School) sometime in October, last year.
In October, all academic activities in my school were shut down temporarily for about five weeks due to the tension that ensued after four students were beaten to death by an angry mob in one of the university’s host communities for allegedly stealing a laptop.
In November, I commenced the new academic year with my Intermediate Medicine and Surgery posting. I had a full month of intensive and extensive classroom lectures on Medicine and Surgery. It was very tedious as I had lectures from 8am through 4pm (5pm sometimes!) daily with just an hour break by 12noon. But the wealth of knowledge gained each day immediately neutralized the stress of learning so much that I looked forward to every new day!
In December, I commenced my Clinicals in the Medicine ward. It was now time to put the wealth of knowledge gained to action; a time to get corrected and even add more to my ever-increasing pool of information. I had patients with different pathological conditions like: heart failure, pulmonary edema, valvular heart diseases, HIV/AIDS, TB, hypertension, diabetes mellitis, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), suppurative lung diseases, just to mention but a few. I was taught on History taking, Clinical presentation, Physical examination, general investigations and treatment/management plans for several disease conditions.
In January, I then moved to the Surgery ward where I spent each week with a different surgical team. I worked with the Neurology team, then with the Cardiothoracic surgery team, then with the Urology team and finally with the Burns and Plastic Surgery team. I had patients with various conditions such as: valvular heart diseases, corrosive oesophagitis, pleural effusin, Hepatosplenomegaly, renal carcinoma, varicocele, anorectal fistulae, hypospadia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder outlet obstruction, 2nd degree burns, gun shot injuries, just to mention but a few. I even had the opportunity of witnessing six (6) surgical operations in my hospital theatre.
My academic stories would have definitely been awkward and full of challenges if not for the financial support of WMF. I remain grateful for the rare opportunity to be a part of this wonderful family. Thank you so much Tom and Carol Wells (and all sponsors of WMF scholarships) for adding beauty to the success stories of youths in Africa and beyond. I can never thank you enough. I am very grateful Sir and Madam.
Yours Sincerely,
Jerry Uyime.
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