<p>The
accommodation was great. I was asked my preference in advance and had a number of options to chose from. At the apartments, Where there was any issue the housing team was able to
respond on time. The location felt very safe with easy access to public
transport and it was affordable.</p>
<p>The teaching was mostly done in Swedish. This was a barrier when attending some teaching sessions where the lecture was already prepared in swedish. The swedish culture was very interesting to experience and learn from. People were friendly and willing to explain and teach on swedish norms making the experience even better. I was surprised to learn that shared accomodation among the students was mixed in terms of gender, and that they shared same bathrooms which would be culturally unacceptable in my home country. This also influenced my choice of accommodation.</p>
<p>I managed to
engage with 2 people pertaining to research and plan to collaborate with them
on research in post-partum hemorrhage and how mining affects maternal and child
health outcomes. This is an ongoing collaboration. I was able
to have meetings where we looked at the new curriculum that is going to be
implemented and give some input. I was able to attend some student teaching and
able to participate in teaching during these sessions. I was able
to participate in many clinical activities, including robotic surgery, assisted
reproductive techniques, laparoscopic surgery and abortion clinic. None of
which are available in my home country.</p>
<p>I was very
satisfied with the information and support from the project coordinator. The
information was given well in advance allowing me to plan for each day
accordingly and to plan for the visit before I arrived. The information from the international coordinator was
thorough and adequate.</p>
<p>The teacher
exchange was inspiring and motivating. It was great to see many subspecialties
of obstetrics and gynecology at work. This gave me an idea of what each subspecialty
was truly about in reality and inspired me to consider subspecialist training.The
teaching methods offered at KI are different from those offered at my
university. However, some of the teaching methods can be applied at our
university, e.g EPA which I think is a great teaching method. The teacher
exchange visit was a great experience. I would recommend that it continues, and
also if it could be extended to undergraduate and post graduate medical
students.</p>
<p>The quality
of education is great with resources made readily available to students and
ample time is dedicated to teaching the students. particularly the new
curriculum was impressive having included EPA. However the students don’t spend
enough time in certain specialties e.g obs and gynae enough to really grasp
basic concepts or be inspired enough to take on the specialty after their
undergraduate studies. I did not
spend much time with the students because they get very little time in the
specialty though I was involved in few teaching activities, more with the
international students because these sessions were in English. In Malawi, students spend at least 8 to 9 weeks in obstetrics and gynaecology, of which teaching in given in seminars and bedside teaching. They spend more time with patients and have a lot more case based learning.</p>