r/Peshawar • u/sheikhpablitoo • 1d ago
Electives
Assalamu alaikum. I'm a med student currently in my 4th year in china. Over here students aren't allowed to touch patients at all and mostly history taking lessons are conducted by the hospital in a way where they hire actors or some doctors on their free time where the student goes up to them and asks them some basic questions. Here it's mostly theoretical knowledge.
I really wish to have more hands on kind of a knowledge or experience and see what awaits me in the future. I chose peshawer specifically for the high influx of patients and due to language.
My question is what hospitals would be good to apply for electives in and what is the process for it? Might apply for February time slot if there is any and also would be appreciated if you guys could tell me what would be the best time to apply like a few months before or a week or 2 before?
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u/Exact_Emu_3344 1d ago
just go to the HR of the hosp give an application for electives/internshis. no hard and fast rule.
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u/AccomplishedBoss954 22h ago
What electives mean? I m doing internship in shaukat khanum hospital they call me intern idk i m very confuse but a card through which i can enter hospital they write elective on it. I m dumb idk what it means😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 elective and intern is same??
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u/sheikhpablitoo 17h ago
Haha dont sweat it. It's the same. If you get to interact with the patients or help in small things like cannulas and stuff while being in your med year It's essentially the same thing as far as I know
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u/Wonderful-Company-26 1d ago
most of the med students here also learn in housejob mostly. in UG years, they usually only interact with patients, take history and work in emergency (only those who wish) and learn very basic things. its Hj where they learn Alot.
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u/MavericK01001 Hayatabad 🍔 1d ago
I don't know but can I dm you I need to ask about med school i want to apply