<p>My accommodation was arranged beforehand. The staff of the KI housing
took care of everything. Upon my arrival the apartment and all its belongings
were ready for me. The apartment was extremely comfortable, with kitchen,
living room, private bathroom, everything you need to be very comfortable. The cost was covered directly from the scholarship money.</p>
<p>This surprised me, that the vast majority of people speak English perfectly, both within the academy and outside of it. This allows for adequate communication and exchange of experiences. All people,
physicians, students, professors, nurses were very kind with me. All in my presence they
changed from Swedish to English, this made me feel very good.</p>
<p>I had the opportunity
to walk, use public transport, and know a lot about Stockholm. Visit its
museums, parks, this was very enriching.Being in
Stockholm there are many things that are required to do as visiting the Vasa
museum, or the ABBA museum.Walking
through Gamla Stan is something that should be enjoyed. One can not
help but try the Swedish-style meat balls and the tasty salmon.I love visit Uppsala, the museum and old medical faculty.https://www.visitstockholm.com/</p>
<p>I had the opportunity to visit the hospitals and their facilities. I was able to see how the medical attention is given, how the patient's information is managed in the digital medical history and I knew a lot about the health system in Sweden. After my visit to KI we will be able to give more benefit to the visits of other professors as well as to the activities of the KI students that arrive in Ecuador.</p>
<p>My
university maintains an Arrangement with the Karolinska Institute, for the
exchange of teachers and students. At the time my university, the University of
Azuay, four students have gone and I was the second professor. We have already
received two medical students from the Karolinska Institute. All this is thanks
to the Linnaeus-Palme programme and grant. First, I send my CV and then I was selected for the Linnaeus-Palme programme, all of the time I have information and help from International Relations Unit from Karolinska Institutet. They sent me formal invitation letter and insurance certificate, so I was able
to do the visa processing.</p>
<p>The best thing about this exchange and the visit
to Sweden was to get to know the first world up close. I make the organization,
the way of life, everything around your society. The health system. The
specialty in medical work, especially the structuring of work teams in specific
areas, in the case of my visit, the great specialization in the surgical area
by pathologies or by anatomical segments. This development also
allows advances in research. The best:
the great organization and the perfection of the health system within the
hospitals. The worst:
the lack of interest of the Swedish people to know the other realities, in my
case, Ecuador in South America.</p>
<p>I was able to attend several academic teaching activities. Master classes, workshops, case discussions, simulations. I think this experience was very good and enriching and it has given me a lot of peace since the methodology used is very similar to the one we use at my university.The simulation center left me surprised. Everything is so well organized and programmed so that the workshops and courses are very close to reality. I can attend an emergency room simulation course, where the knowledge and skills of the entire medical and nursing team were tested.</p>
<p>During my stay I was able to share a large part of the surgery workshop: Outpatient clinic,
excision of naevi (short presentation "prickmottagning" before
meeting patients) "wound seminar
" (with teachers from India) "Hernia
seminar" (with teachers from India) Case seminar (the
students prepare upper GI cases that we discuss) and minor exam "GI bleeding
seminar" with gastroscopy simulation Suture and knot
technique training with teachers from transplant unit Seminar
"Dysphagia" and "Biliary tract seminar" Seminar "Acute
abdomen" emergency casesAlso I have the opportunity to assist the "Innovation Day", the student present the investigation works and I can enjoy master class from professor who have activities with the student in differents areas of medical knowledge.</p>