Half Term Hospital Work Experience in English

I was nervous booking the trip with Czech Hospital Placements Program because there were only a few reviews and researched other options. But I spoke to former students of the CHP Program and decided to take part after reading the details on their site. Genuinely the best two weeks of my life. From the first moment I met Barbora and the rest of the staff, they made me feel like at home. I would love to return. I chose the placement in ER as I wanted to see the most of urgent medicine and acute care. It was truly an eye opening expereience. I was really surprised by their ER Department. It is all brand new and huge as they take care of so many patients arriving from the capital. There were so many similarities with the UK. My mentors Tereza and Jiri were incredibly nice and made the effort to explain me all. We were in a group of two in the ER which was great as we could see all the procedures and discuss it together. The emergency department was so intense. It helped me to improve my understanding and gain tips for being a future doctor. I only wish we could see the ER for children to gain another perspective as oru mentors told me about different approach to patients and parents. One of the best parts was the clinical lectures the staff and mentors organized for us. We get together with all the students in the program to visit the Cardio centre for children. That was brilliant. The other time we discussed patient cases and medical ethics. In the evenings we had time to explore Prague. The house was few minutes far from the Prague Castle and the view was breathtaking. All was professionaly organize and I would highly recommend students interested in medicine or paramedicine to consider studying with the CHP Program. I have met so many new friends, my mentors were professional and friendly at the same time. I really enjoyed my time spent in Prague.