EAIMS Incomings' Stories
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Below you will find some
feedbacks about EAIMS exchange programs in Cairo - Egypt
reported by applicant International
candidates. |
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Detailed Feedbacks
2016 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(December 2016) |
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Name: Nahla Fahmy
City: Vancouver
Country: Canada
E_Mail:
nbakkar@gmail.com |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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From 19.12.2016 to
14.01.2017 at dermatology department. Everyone at
the dermatology department was helpful and
pleasant. Schedule was flexible according to my
learning needs. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Easy transportation using
online cabs. Rush hour is busy traffic. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS team was very
supportive and quick to respond when I needed
help. It was great meeting them and I hope our
paths cross again. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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Excellent rotation! I would
highly recommend it to any learner looking for
exposure to dermatology. |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(March 2016) |
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Name: Katalin Marie Römer
City: Lübeck
Country: Germany
E_Mail: kata1992@gmx.net |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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From 07.03.2016 to
20.03.2017 at Obstetrics and Gynecology
department. The doctors were all very friendly and
tried to explain as much as they could when I did
not understand the patients. And I could ask them
whenever I had a question. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I lived at my aunts place,
so that she showed me the city and other parts of
Egypt. You have the Pyramids of course but there
are many other places you have to see in Cairo
like the mosques and the bazaar ... |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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The EAIMS Team was very nice
and helpful and whenever I had a problem I could
contact them and ask for help. |
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My time in Kasr El Aini
Cairo University Hospital was very nice. I learned
a lot about the Egyptian culture and working in a
hospital with three times the number of patients a
day than in German hospitals. I could only
recommend to do an internship in Egypt especially
in Kasr El Aini hosptial. The People there are all
very friendly and helpful if you have any
problems. Also traveling to other parts of Egypt
is very nice, like Luxor or Alexandria. It is
totally different to Cairo and you should go there
if you have the time to get there. |
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2015 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(February 2015) |
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Name: Bernhard Schwärzler
City: Innsbruck
Country: Austria
E_Mail:
bernhardschwaerzler4@hotmail.com |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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From 02.02.2015 to
13.02.2015 at ER and general surgery department,
then from 16.02.2015 to 27.02.2015 at Gynecology
and Obstetrics department - Kasr Alaini Medical
Faculty – Cairo University. The ER and general
surgery Part: to be honest: I expected it to be
better than it was; although EAIMS Team has spoken
several times with the manager of the ER they
didn't allow us to join at the beginning. There
were some good "Teachers" too, but many of the
doctors where really stressed and tired. Many
times they advised us to wait for 5 minutes,
instead of these 5 min we often had to wait for
half an hour or more. They even didn't let me
scrub because they said they need a
permission from me that I am "allowed" to do
it?!?! So in summary I don't feel like having
learned a lot in the first 2 weeks. The Gynecology
part: Start at Monday; First time joining the
doctors: Wednesday. It was a good time there. Nice
stuff. Helpful experience. Finally the highlight
were the last few days when I decided on my own to
join a kind Anesthetist. He let me do everything I
wanted. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Besides the medical training
EAIMS Team took us to really nice trips outside of
downtown. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS Team was really nice
and helpful. They introduced us in a great way in
the different departments.
Thank you for everything :) |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I had really struggles with
the Egyptian way: Sometimes unorganized, kind of
slow especially during the time in ER and general
surgery. I would have been nice to know about the
entrance troubles in the ER previously EAIMS Team
did their job perfectly :) |
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2014 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(September 2014) |
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Name: Mary Youssef
City: Innsbruck
Country: Austria
E_Mail: Mary.Youssef@student.i-med.ac.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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From 11.08.2014 to
05.09.2014 at Gynecology and Obstetrics department
of Kasr Alaini Medical Faculty. Pros: the rotation
system made me see a lot in this field, so there
was a day gynecology, obstetrics, operation, stuff
meeting and casualties; some doctors tried to
explain in English although the time was very
limited and it was a lot to do. Cons: some doctors
make you feel not wanted there but this you can
find at any hospital I guess; hospital hygiene.
Advices: if you can speak and understand Arabic it
will help you a lot. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I was at a church dorm, it
was safe and nice; I had some friends who did a
lot of outings with me which I would not able to
do alone so advice is to know someone. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS Team was very friendly
and tried hard to make me feel comfortable. Due to
a misunderstanding, I couldn't enjoy my first two
weeks that much. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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Egypt is a great country
with lots of things to explore and a lot of fun
stuff to do. Definitely an unforgettable
experience! |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(April 2014) |
Name: Nura Zamani
City: Vienna
Country: Austria
E_Mail: n0942350@students.meduniwien.ac.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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From August 2013 to April
2014 at different departments of Kasr Alaini
Medical Faculty. Pros: very friendly doctors, I
had a lot of fun working with them. Always ready
to help and explain. Cons: doctors are overworked,
they don't have enough time for the patients which
also leads to an insufficient diagnosis and
therapy of the patients. There is no understanding
of hygienic importance, not even during the
operations. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I did not attend any outings
organized by the EAIMS. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Meeting up with the
responsible people of EAIMS was chaotic at the
beginning but it ended up well. A very friendly,
helpful and competent team. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I really loved my stay in
Egypt. It is very interesting to see how the
medical system works outside of Europe. It is
interesting to experience the so called "organized
chaos" in every aspect of Egypt. It was not always
easy to fight my way through this chaos but there
were always many people who were gladly there to
help, in every aspect. I can recommend a stay at
Kasr Alaini hospital to those who want to
experience (medical) adventures along with fun and
amazing people. Thank you very much, dear EAIMS-Team.
I really appreciate your efforts! |
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2013 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(January 2013) |
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Name: Khadija M'rabet Bensalah
City: Bern
Country: Switzerland
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 6th year
Email:
khadija_mrabet@hotmail.com |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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From 1.12.2012 to 31.1.2013
in Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of Kasr El
Aini. Pros: Integration in the daily activities of
the doctors, and following the weekly rotation of
one group (operation, outdoor clinic, emergency);
one to one teaching; possibility of practice
(assistance in operations, examination of pregnant
patients, assistance in natural deliveries,
history taking and examination of outdoor
patients...). Cons: Poor hospital infrastructure
compared to European hospitals standards.
Advices: Arabic language is very useful. 24h
Emergency shift is where I learned and did the
most! Recommendable!! |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Board: Egyptair. Good
flight, both ways. Lodging: I lived during the two
months in the Nile Garden Hotel, near the Kasr el
Aini. Very good service, recommendable. Outings:
The outings with the EAIMS group were rare but
really nice (Cairo tower, Lunch at a Mall). My
advice for the touristic outings like the
pyramids, khan el khalili, museums... is to be
accompanied by local people in order to avoid too
high prices and harassment... |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Very good website, good
advices. The introduction the first day was
excellent. Very friendly, helpful and welcoming
team. Beautiful certificate in the end of
training!
Cons:
None.
Advices: Better information about the responsible
persons for signature and help to attain them in
the end of the training |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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It was an excellent, unique
and unforgettable journey and medical training,
which was only possible thanks to EAIMS, to their
great work, their friendly advices and the clear
website that lead me through the different steps,
until the impossible became possible! Thanks a
lot! |
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2012 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(August 2012) |
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Name: Melanie Premstaller
City: Innsbruck
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 6th year
Email:
melanie.premstaller@student.i-med.ac.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I attended 2 weeks in
pediatrics and 2 weeks in OBGYN. Pediatrics: There
was a lot to see and our supervisor was very
interested in showing us around and sharing his
knowledge with us. Thus, it was a pity he didn't
have that much time for us besides his other
duties. OBGYN: We followed a team of doctors doing
their weekly rotation in the different wards,
outpatients departments and ORs. Also here, there
was a lot to see and learn and almost every doctor
was willing to give us some explanations,
although we almost always had to ask for it. The
problem here was that nobody felt really
responsible for us, wherefore we always had to
search for someone to show or explain us
something. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I travelled together with
my friend with Lufthansa from Munich directly to
Kairo and the same backwards. We booked the
flight about 3 months earlier. We stayed at Manial
Youth Hostel, as recommended by EAIMS. It was
okay for the 4 weeks we needed it although I would
not lodge there again. The best part about Manial
Youth Hostel is its closeness to the hospital
(really just about 5 to 10 minutes walk) and that
it is directly besides the Nile. But the big part
of the stuff was rude to us and most of the time
we had the feeling that we were not
really welcome. But there are a lot of other
lodging-possibilities in Kairo, you just have to
open a travel guide...
I would advise
anyone who is going to Egypt to plan enough time
to travel the country. We spend 2 weeks after our
stay in Kairo (which itself was great and provided
some nice trips i.e. to Alexandria and Saqqara)
traveling to Luxor, Aswan and Dahab. It was great
to see all this very different sides of Egypt and
to have time to enjoy them. |
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Dr. Mona and Dr. Mahmoud
were really nice and helpful. They were there when
we had any problems or questions and tried to
help as good as they could. It was also great to
meet them and the other exchange-students once a
week and to chat about our experiences. Also, Dr.
Mona organized a trip to the Red Sea for us,
which ended up to be one of the most beautiful
memories about my stay in Egypt. As a suggestion,
there could maybe be organized some more meetings
or events for/with the exchange-students. |
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EAIMS is a great program and
provided my friend and me a unique opportunity to
go to a new country, learn about its culture and
people and about its medical system. Thank you a
lot for this, I will never forget about my time in
Kairo! |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(August 2012) |
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Name: Christine Schneider
City: Heidelberg
Country: Germany
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 6th year
Email:
christi.schneider@gmx.de |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in
Cardiology Department. I spent most of the time in
the ward, where the doctors were very friendly,
helpful and explained everything to me in English.
A little Arabic helps a lot, especially in the
direct contact with patients. Apart from the daily
rounds on the ward, I was heartily welcomed to
join the cardiac investigations like Echo,
Catherization and Cardiac Surgery. I gained a lot
of understanding about diseases, that we don\'t
see a lot in Germany, about the health system in
Egypt and about the socio-cultural influences in
medicine. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I stayed in a shared flat
near the Hospital. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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The EAIMS Team is so lovely
and helped a lot to make our stay very enjoyable.
The weekly meetings were a good opportunity to
exchange experiences. And the trip to the beach..
amazing!!! |
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Thanks a lot for this unique
experience in Cairo! I hope to see you again in
Egypt or Germany :-) |
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2011 Feedbacks
Egyptian Revolution 25 January 2011
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2010 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(March 2010) |
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Name: Katharina Salmoukas
City: Hanover
Country: Germany
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 5th year
Email: ktsalmoukas@yahoo.de |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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March and April 2009,
Emergency Room. The doctors and Students working
with us in the ER were really nice. You can see a
lot of traumatized patients, but be aware of the
fact that there is a great number of them dying
inside the ER. A problem for me was the
communication with the patient, but I concentrated
on the unconscious ones ;) There is a great
variety of diseases to see. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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The Hostel we stayed in was
ok. It is really close to the hospital, right
across the street. Just be aware of the fact that
you will eat pretty much the same everyday. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I loved the EAIMS Team. We
had a great time and you can always reach them and
they will help you no matter what. I really felt
taken care of, and we did some trips together and
went out several times. I really had a great
time!!!!Thank you for that!!! |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I can only recommend Cairo
and the hospital!!! You always have somebody who
helps you. I had a great time with the people and
getting to know the country. The hospital I can
recommend too, not only because it was totally
different from what I'm used to in Germany, but
because you get to know different ways of treating
and the mentality of the people that plays a big
part in their medical treatment. |
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2009 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(August 2009) |
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Name: Martina Benedikt
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 5th year
Email:
martina_benedikt@gmx.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I spent 4 weeks training in
the pediatric hospital. The doctors at my
department were very nice & they explained to me
the diseases of the children. I saw many cases but
I was the whole time in one department. It would
be good to make a plan in the beginning of the
training to have a look in different
departments. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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The hostel was close to the
hospital. The condition of the room was okay but
we had to ask the manager to put the air condition
on every time we entered the room. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS Team was great. They
cared for us and we saw them every week. EAIMS
trip to Pyramids was very impressive for me and
EAIMS Yacht party was wonderful. It would be great
to organize more for the incoming students. |
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I enjoyed my time in Cairo
very much. I got to know many new things. It was
great time and I want to say "Thank you" to EAIMS. |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(August 2009) |
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Name: Ursula Neubauer
City: Innsbruck
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 5th year
Email:
ursula.neubauer@student.i-med.ac.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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From 19/07/2009 to
15/08/2009 at Obstetrics&Gynecology department.
Everyone in the department was really helpful.
They explained a lot in English. It was really
good. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Dinner at the hostel was
good. people were friendly but rooms were not
really clean. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS Team was really nice &
helpful. |
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Nice trip, a lot of new
experiences, I saw a lot. I am really happy that I
went to Cairo. |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(August 2009) |
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Name: Anca-Roxana avirvarei
City: Iasi
Country: Romania
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 3rd year
Email:
anca-avirvarei@yahoo.com |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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From 21/07/2009 to
21/08/2009 at Tropical Medicine Department. I
learned a lot of new things and I saw a very
interesting cases. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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With the support of EAIMS
team, it was a good accommodation but i would
recommend to supply it with better conditions. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS Team was a great team
with friendly and nice persons that helped us in
every moment when we needed to. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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It was a great experience,
we had the one life opportunity to work with great
doctors and to see beautiful places. |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(April 2009) |
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Name: Katharina Salmoukas
City: Hanover
Country: Germany
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 4th year
Email: ktsalmoukas@yahoo.de |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Emergency Department March &
April 2009: The doctors and students working with
us in the ER were really nice. You can see a lot
of traumatized patients, but be aware of the fact
that there is a great number of them dying inside
the ER. A problem for me was the communication
with the patient, but I concentrated on the
unconscious ones ;) There is a great variety of
diseases to see. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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The Hostel we stayed in was ok. It is really close
to the hospital, right across the street. Just be
aware of the fact that you will eat pretty much
the same everyday. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I loved the EAIMS Team. We had a great time and
you can always reach them and they will help you
no matter what. I really felt taken care of, and
we did some trips together and went out several
times. I really had a great time!!!!Thank you for
that!!! |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I can only recommend Cairo and the hospital!!! You
always have somebody who helps you. I had a great
time with the people and getting to know the
country. The hospital I can recommend too, not
only because it was totally different from what
I'm used to in Germany, but because you get to
know different ways of treating and the mentality
of the people that plays a big part in their
medical treatment. |
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2008 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(November 2008) |
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Name: Ocharifu Adoyi Sunday
City: Enugu
Country: Nigeria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 5th year
Email:
ocharifu_jnr@yahoo.com |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in Pediatric Department from 1
November till 13 December 2008. More interesting
than I had previously imagined. More patients than
in Nigeria, this literally means more to learn of
course. Also a good team of residents and
consultants who in spite of the heavy influx of
patients are ever willing to attend to my
questions. Really a rewarding experience both
academically and socially. My kudos to the doctors
for being that receptive and accommodating. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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With adequate information on the website for
intending EAIMS students, I had no problem at all
with accommodation. I made a thorough arrangement
for it and it was simply wonderful. Outings were
pretty nice too. Thanks to adequate info from
EAIMS. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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They did their best within their limits to make my
stay comfortable and worth the while it lasted. So
my praises also go to them. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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EAIMS is a great initiative; it should be
sustained for the benefit of other medical
students worldwide. But EAIMS management should
organize a more formal forum for interaction
between EAIMS students in Egypt at any given time.
KUDOS TO EAIMS. |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(Jan - April 2008) |
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Name: Nora Matar
City: Cologne
Country: Germany
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 6th year
Email: nora_matar@web.de |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My
training was in General Surgery Department,
Medical Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during
January-April 2008. For me as a native Egyptian,
it was a great time and experience to spend part
of my practical year at Kasr Alaini Hospital. The
team was very nice and helpful and I learned a lot
of practical experience. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Thanks a lot for EAIMS Team. I liked the meetings
with EAIMS members very much. Beside their work,
they tried to meet every week once, and one can
call them for help at any time. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Thanks a lot for EAIMS team. I had a lot of fun
and a very great time. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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It was a very great time, and I hope I can repeat
it again. |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(February 2008) |
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Name: Christoph Schwab
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 5th year
Email: schwab.christoph@hotmail.com |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My
training was in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Medical
Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during February
2008. For me and my colleague Birgit Wolf,
it was a great experience. Every one at ICU
was happy to teach us. I can recommend this
department for other exchange students. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Me and Birgit tried Nile Garden Hotel. Every one
there was friendly and helpful. We can recommend
this hotel, as it is very clean and very near to
the hospital. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Thanks a lot for EAIMS team. We hope you will give
many other students the same chance. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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We enjoyed our stay very much. Thanks a lot. |
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About Cairo -
Egypt (February 2008) |
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Name: Gerdjan Mengemann
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 5th year
Email: sanneke@gmx.net |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My
training was in Neurosurgery Department,
Medical Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during
February 2008. Everybody was nice and helpful. i
can recommend this department to everybody who is
interested. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Youth Hostel is very near to the hospital and in a
very interesting part of Cairo. There was some
misunderstanding about the duration of my stay,
but thanks for a single room. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Everybody was really nice, and interested to make
our stay as pleasant as possible. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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Everything worked out perfectly, and I learned a
lot. Not only medical things I enjoyed, but also a
very beautiful country. |
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Incomings December 2017
Incomings March 2016
Incomings September 2012
Incomings August 2010
Incomings August 2009
Incomings May 2009
Incomings April 2009
Incomings April 2009
Incomings 2008 at the hospital.
EAIMS Celebration at Yacht
Christina, April 2008.
Exchange Students with EAIMS
Team at a Dinner, February 2008.
Incomings 2007 at pyramids.
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Incomings 2007 at Kasr Al-Aini
Medical Faculty - Main Campus.
Incomings September 2007 at EAIMS Yacht party in the River
Nile with EAIMS Coordinators.
Incomings September 2007 at EAIMS Yacht party in the River
Nile getting training
certificates.
Incomings September 2007 at EAIMS Yacht party in the River
Nile enjoying some sweets!
Incomings September 2006 at
EAIMS Yacht party in the River
Nile with Prof. Yosri; The Head
of EAIMS Trustees Board &
Dr. Mahmoud; EAIMS General
Manager and training doctors.
Incomings August 2006 at EAIMS
Yacht party in the River Nile with some of EAIMS
staff.
Incomings 2005 in front of
Egyptian Museum - Cairo.
Incomings 2005 at the hospital.
Incomings 2005 at Abou Simble
Temple in the South of Egypt.
Incomings 2005 at River Nile in
Aswan in the South of Egypt.
EAIMS party at Sheraton Royal
Gardens ***** 2004.
Incomings 2004 at the hospital.
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2007 Feedbacks
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About Cairo - Egypt
(September 2007) |
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Name: Patrick Sadoghi
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 5th year
Email: patricksadoghi@gmx.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My
training was in Surgical Emergencies Department,
Medical Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during
September 2007. Students were allowed to do a lot
of things on their own like stitching. It was a
little bit difficult to get in touch with
teaching supervisors as they are always busy. So
one supervisor should be responsible for the
students in the ER because they change every week. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Yacht
on Nile was very nice and trip to the pyramids as
well. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Good
organization, very friendly EAIMS Team. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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Beautiful experience for an Austrian student. Very
friendly and kind organized doctors and EAIMS
team! Thank you! |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(September 2007) |
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Name: Silke Hogh
City: Innsbruck
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 5th year
Email: silke.hogh@i-med.ac.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My
training was in Tropical Medicine Department,
Medical Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during
September 2007. Lectures by supervising doctors
were good. I Saw how the medical system work in
another country like Egypt. Sometimes we have
nothing to do or to see when doctors get so busy.
It would be better if there was one
doctor who is especially there for the students. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Manial
hostel is very nearby the hospital. The hostel is
also near to many good supermarkets and
restaurants. The bedrooms are OK but bathrooms are
sometimes not working well. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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The weekly meetings with EAIMS Team were great.
EAIMS Team was very helpful and easy to reach. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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It was fantastic to see how the medical system
works in Egypt, and to get know the life of the Egyptian people
and to see the wonderful country. |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(November 2007) |
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Name: Okechukwu Ndilemni
City: Enugu
Country: Nigeria
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 6th year
Email: okkestra@yahoo.co.uk |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My
training was in Surgical Emergencies Department,
Medical Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during
November 2007. I had a lot of doctors who were
willing to teach. There were so many patients with
a variety of cases so it was not difficult to
learn. I got the chance to try out some
procedures. The patients spoke Arabic so I had to
depend on the doctor; second hand explanations to
understand. Training periods could be made to fall
into the same periods as other Egyptian students
so as to enhance friendships. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I arranged my own lodging at a nearby hotel in the
Down Town. Lodging was good. It was easily
accessible to the hospital & faculty. Also I enjoyed
outings with other incoming students from Austria. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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The EAIMS team was friendly. I had someone I could
always call if I had any problems. Incomings
should be given a map of the tourist attractions
and a list of average costs of taxis and important
daily items. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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The training period was enjoyable. I saw lots of
cases that were not common in my home country. It
was a fine blend of academic work and tourist fun. |
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About Cairo - Egypt
(July 2007) |
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Name: Suzanne Nutt
City: Newcastle
Country: UK
Degree of Study: Dental Student
– 4th year
Email: suzanne.nutt@ncl.ac.uk |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in Dental & Oral Surgery
Department, Dental Faculty, Cairo University,
Egypt during July 2007. Theatre staff, consultants
and house officers were extremely helpful and
devoted time to making observation of surgery
information. There was general willingness from
staff to maximize our experience. Language
barriers with hands of treatment with patients
could perhaps have been managed slightly better in
certain areas although a larger effort was made by
some parties. Perhaps more prior informative re
schedules, equipment required and contact details
would have been useful. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I arranged my own lodging at
friends' house in Nasr City. It was quite away
from the hospital making it not easy to go and
come back daily especially with frequent traffic
jams in Cairo. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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The welcome meeting was very useful. EAIMS Team
students were very helpful and friendly. Perhaps
more frequent meetings around the faculty with
representatives from both dental & medical fields
would be great. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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A very worthy experience. |
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2006 Feedbacks
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About Cairo -
Egypt (August 2006) |
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Name: Hacer Algul
City: Giessen
Country: Germany
Degree of Study: Medical Student
– 6th year
Email: haceralgul@web.de
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in General
Surgery Department, Medical Faculty, Cairo University,
Egypt during August 2006. The doctors were very
friendly and they have always tried to explain every
case. They always asked if we have questions even when
they were busy. We were allowed to examine the
patients and assist in the operations. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Manial hostel is a very nice
hostel (better as some 3 stars hotels). Very friendly
members. Hostel is very near to the hospital. Very
good atmosphere and very good food in the cafeteria.
There were some problems in the hostel with
registration and the curfew time 2 am also the room
may be little bit small for 3 persons. Wonderful Nile
cruise with Prof. Yosri Abdelmohsen the head of EAIMS
trustees’ board. We had many tours with the groups to
Pyramids and Cairo places.
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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We had a weekly meeting with
EAIMS team for any requests. EAIMS members can be
reached at any time for help for any case.
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Overall Evaluation: |
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It was a wonderful time in Egypt
and I would come again and again. Thanks a lot for all
of EAIMS members & training doctors efforts. |
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About Cairo -
Egypt (August 2006) |
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Name: Annett Tessendorf
City: Giessen
Country: Germany
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 6th year
Email: annett.tessendorf@med.uni-giessen.de |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was
in General Surgery Department, Medical Faculty, Cairo
University, Egypt during August 2006. We were allowed
to exam the patients, assisted in the operations and
little operation steps. Doctors explained a lot during
the operations and answered all questions.
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Manial hostel is
a nice youth hostel with friendly members. Good
organized sightseeing and good bye party. Lovely
Cafeteria and very nice night life in Cairo. There
were some problems in the hostel with registration and
the curfew time 2 am. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices: |
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EAIMS team is
very helpful and you can call them any time. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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A lot of
Benefits from the medical training program. We had a
lot of fun in the hospital, night life and we made a
lot of friendships. Would do it again!!! |
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About Cairo -
Egypt (August 2006) |
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Name: Laila Caunhye
City: London
Country: UK
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 4th year
Email: laila.caunhye@kcl.ac.uk |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I spent
a month in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department, Medical Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt.
Doctors were really lovely and approachable, although
they were understandably stressed after 12 hrs in
Labor ward. I enjoyed myself thoroughly but I wished
that I were more able to participate more, although I
understand it was difficult due to language barrier.
Tip: while training at the hospital, try and learn
Arabic in the numerous Arabic school for foreigners.
Even you speak one or two words, the patients
appreciate the effort you're putting in and the
Dr-patient relationship is improved. Advice: on the
first day: find the medical supply shops (over the
bridge) and buy some scrubs and also some clogs AND a
box of gloves if you want to do PV examination. Make
the most of the gynecological and obstetric out
patient clinics to practice your examination skills.
There is some competition with the other medical
students and the local 1st yr Drs, but don't let that
put you off. TIP: freeze a bottle of water and take it
with you to the hospital. You will appreciate it as
the day gets hotter and you're feeling faint while you
are acclimatizing to Egyptian summer. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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I didn't stay in the hostel, but
in a rented flat. The organized outing to Islamic,
Coptic Cairo was great fun! managed to see the medical
students organizers of EAIMS and we have become fast
friends. It was great to see these guys as we then
exchanges medical student views and also had a wider
and deeper understanding of Egyptian culture.
IMPORTANT:
bring loads of passport photos. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices: |
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Well organized, and friendly.
One comment: we got lost on our 1st day to the
hospital: so give clear instructions for the
taxi-driver as we were sent to the new hospital. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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Excellent, have
already recommended it to my friend, so take good care
of her. |
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About Cairo - Egypt (August
2006) |
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Name: Andreas Stock
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical
Student – 6th year
Email: andreas.stock@indoe.at
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in
Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Medical
Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during August
2006. Doctors were friendly and explained very
well. The assistance for the operations would have
been nice, but the hygienic system for patients
may be unsatisfactory. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons
& Advices: |
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The trips were very well organized, thanks. Manial
hostel was not on the European style with very
strict separation between men and women. So, one
flat for a group of 6 or 7 students would be a
good thing for another time.
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Thanks to all of the members
of EAIMS; good organization especially EAIMS
General Manager. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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The vision of EAIMS is
great. Not only because of medical exchange, but
also because of cultural reasons. We learned very
much about Egypt. |
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About Cairo -
Egypt (August 2006) |
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Name: Anja Lehner
City: Munich
Country: Germany
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 6th year
Email:
lehner_anja@web.de |
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Medical Training; Pros,
Cons & Advices: |
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My
training was in General Surgery Department,
Medical Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during
August 2006. We were allowed to attend at any
examination, operations and cases reports. Doctors
tried very hard to explain as mush as possible. |
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Board, Lodging and
Outings; Pros, Cons & Advices: |
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Manial
hostel is a lovely hostel, cafeteria has the best
mango juice in the town! Wonderful Nile cruise and
good guide to the pyramids. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons
& Advices: |
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EAIMS manager can be reached at any time for help.
Our holiday plans were completely supported. We
got a lot of information of where we could go out
even for dinner and shopping. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I had a wonderful time in Egypt, and I would like
to do this trip again and again and again. |
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2005 Feedbacks
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About Cairo -
Egypt (August 2005) |
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Name: Marlen Libiseller
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 5th year
Email: marlen@gmx.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in
Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Medical
Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during August
2005. There were a lot of things to see; so many
deliveries and cesarean sections at one day that
couldn't be seen in one week at my home hospital.
The doctors were so friendly and explained a lot
to us. It was better to divide incoming students
into groups, so they can benefit more.
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons &
Advices: |
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Manial hostel is very nice
and clean with air-conditions. It was very nice to
extend curfew time till 2 am. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS team was very helpful and I was always sure
that there is some one to help me. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I really enjoyed the training and the whole Egypt
very much. It was an unique experience that I will
never forget, thanks. |
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About Cairo - Egypt (August
2005) |
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Name: Bianca Aichhorn
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 5th year
Email: biancaaichhorn@gmx.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in
Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Medical
Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during August
2005. Doctors showed us detailed explanations in
examination and theory. I recommend less incoming
students to be in the same department. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons &
Advices: |
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Manial hostel was nice; good
rooms and food. The outings were excellent allover
Egypt. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS team tries to help in every situation. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I wish EAIMS a big number of exchange students
next years. Also I invite all Egyptian doctors I
met to visit Austria; I will miss them all,
thanks. |
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About Cairo - Egypt (August
2005) |
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Name: Edith Schlager
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 5th year
Email: edschlag@gmx.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in
Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Medical
Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during August
2005. There were many patients and every doctor
was very friendly and they explained us a lot. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons &
Advices: |
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Manial hostel is very clean,
nice people and nice food. Thanks for making
curfew time at 2 am. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS team is friendly and helpful in every
situation. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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It was good time that I will never forget. |
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About Cairo - Egypt (August
2005) |
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Name: Sabrina Roschitz
City: Graz
Country: Austria
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 5th year
Email: sabrinaroschitz@gmx.at |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in
Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Medical
Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during August
2005. The explanations were very good during the
examination, and I like to do many examination on
patients by myself. We enjoyed our time in the
department very much. It was nice to get to know
such a lot of friendly and helpful people. I will
have a benefit from this training. We had 12
incoming students in our department, and I think
the number should be less. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons &
Advices: |
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Manial hostel was good and
clean. It was great to air-conditioned rooms in
the hot summer in Egypt. Thanks a lot for making
it possible to go out till 2 am. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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Every body in EAIMS was very friendly and tried to
help us in every situation even during trips
around Cairo and to pyramids. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I am lucky to get the chance to know a new country
and people. It was very interesting to see the
difference of Austrian and Egyptian people
regarding life style. I enjoyed the training in
the hospital with the good explanations as well.
Thank you for everything. |
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About Cairo - Egypt (August
2005) |
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Name: Kamila Karol
City: Gdansk
Country: Poland
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 4th year
Email: kamilakarol@wp.pl |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in Medical
Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, Medical
Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during August
2005. Doctors gave us good care with a lot of
explanations about the diseases and treatments. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons &
Advices: |
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Manial hostel was very good.
I think outings should be more! |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS team is very good and helpful. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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It was really very nice time and a lot of
experience as well. |
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About Cairo - Egypt (April 2004) |
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Name: Jessica Isabel de la Mota
City: Clifton - New Jersey
Country: USA
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 4th year
Email: delamoji@umdnj.edu |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in Family Medicine Department,
Medical Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during
April 2004. Through my clerkship in family
medicine; I have gained an understanding of the
impact culture and religion has on healthcare, as
well as health needs in this developing countries.
For example in USA, underserved areas have health
problems related to lack of education, medical
resources and access to heath care. Fundamentally,
these are problems for every indigent population.
I was fascinated by the role of religion and
culture played on the health education and
delivery.
I was fortunate to rotate through different
specialties in Cairo University hospital. Among
them are Dermatology, Neurosurgery, General
Surgery, orthopedics, Anesthesia, Gynecology,
Psychiatry and General Medicine. I found the
observational and hands-on experience very
rewarding as I was able to see cases of extreme
proportion. I found the number of lecture to be a
bit excessive, as many of the topics can be
reviewed on my own time. I recommend that
international students experience the amazing
pathology in Cairo University hospital by
observing as many cases as possible rather than
spending too much time in lectures. I did enjoy
the case presentations offered here, especially
the idea of bringing live cases and patients to
lectures. This allows students and residents to
witness the pathology visually without having to
refer to the book.
The condition of the hospital was better than I
expected. The patients were seen without any
order. They all expected care simultaneously
without waiting to their turn. I feel this is a
minor problem, but it can make their delivery more
pleasant. I found the attitudes of some physicians
to be a bit condescending towards the patients. My
understanding is that the patients are considered
to be “ignorant”. I find this unacceptable because
they are human beings and their lack of education
should not limit their health care. I hope that in
the future there is a change towards this
attitude.
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons &
Advices: |
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The living
accommodations are excellent. Our apartment was
well kept and the neighborhood is very safe. It
was also at a good proximity from any means of
transportation making outings very easy. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS organization has done an amazing job in
making our stay a comfortable and enjoyable one.
EAIMS team members have helped us in everyway. The
website of EAIMS:
www.eaims.net is
very helpful explaining the goals of the program.
The idea of an application online is great because
it allows faster acceptance notice. However email
with questions should be answered at a faster
pace. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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Finally, my
experience with the Egyptian Association for
International Medical Studies (EAIMS) is
unforgettable. I would like to thank EAIMS and its
team members for their kindness and support. I am
eternally grateful for the experience. |
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About Cairo - Egypt (August
2004) |
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Name: Jekaterina Pudova
City: Riga
Country: Latvia
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 4th year
Email: katerina_pudova@hotmail.com |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in
Dermatology Department, Medical Faculty, Cairo
University, Egypt during August 2004. If I have to
put mark for medical training program; I will put
10+ (in 10 point system). I really enjoyed it and
I get even more than I expected. Some of doctors
speak mixed Arabic with English and that made it
difficult for me to understand the Arabic words. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons &
Advices: |
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The accommodation place was
OK, also the food but there was some delay until
it get ready. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS team is very helpful, but it should be
bigger. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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I really happy that this summer I sent in Egypt.
Thanks for giving me this chance. |
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About Cairo - Egypt (August
2004) |
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Name: Anca Iuliana Morosanu
City: Iasi
Country: Romania
Degree of Study: Medical Student – 4th year
Email: morosanu_anca@yahoo.com |
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Medical Training; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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My training was in
Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Medical
Faculty, Cairo University, Egypt during August
2004. The training was good. I learnt many things.
The program was clear and the doctors were good. |
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Board, Lodging and Outings; Pros, Cons &
Advices: |
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The accommodation and trips
were very nice. |
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EAIMS Hosting Team; Pros, Cons & Advices:
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EAIMS team tried to do the best and they did
already. |
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Overall Evaluation: |
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Best wishes and thanks a lot for every thing and I
hope to see you again. |
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