Teaching English // Faculdade de Medicina

Again, I was asked to fill in as a teacher for a few English classes this time for the medical students. Emily Wesson, wife of my American preceptor Dr. Peter Millard, teaches a medically-based English class to the first year medical students. Since the medical curriculum in Mozambique is 6 years, the first year students are on average the age of freshmen in college.

I wish I had gotten more pictures as I taught the students how to do the abdominal exam in English.  Yes, the lesson plan that Emily had written included a narrative of a hispanic patient with a physician in Denver, Colorado - so I felt quite at home teaching the class.  :) 

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The students seemed to enjoy the application of english though we had to keep reviewing: figaro = liver, vaso = spleen as some of the organs are not remembered quite as easily. :)

Yes, my reviews included:  "I Liked Teacher Abbie.  She's nice.  *Hugs hugs*"  And "Thank you Dr. Urish.  -Kisses"

Only in portuguese are "abracos and beijos" (hugs and kisses) a completely normal and frequent ending to correspondence!

Dr. Chris Millner - my favorite British doc (his wife works at the orphanage mentioned in an earlier post)

 I also visited Chris's office near the classrooms.  With a huge servants' heart, he shares this small office as he works in Africa for 2 years.  He will return to being the head of a large practice in London, I'm guessing with a much larger office. :)