Kent really is pleased the way the Temporal Bone Dissection Workshop is going. All lectures and dissections went extremely well. The ear team is happy! I won’t see much of the rest of the team from now on so most of my journaling will be singular tonight.
I operated at the ENT Hospital this morning after the opening ceremonies of the Dissection Workshop. But for lunch, I was picked up by Dr. Ha from the Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital (pronounced Nan Yan Ya Ding, sort of, or Nan Uan Ua Ding… try to say that 3 times fast!). I’ve never been to this “people’s hospital” so everything was new. They have almost no equipment and only one examining chair in the clinic. But the day was a teacher’s delight. Everyone wanted to learn, had an amazing thirst for knowledge, could speak pretty good English and listened as well as any audience I’ve ever had! I have a lot of equipment to give them tomorrow and the Medtronic Xomed rep will be there to loan what I don’t have!
I appeared there a day earlier than expected and we saw patients and used each to really do in depth teaching. Tomorrow we will do 2 sinus cases, then lecture the rest of the day. Thursday will be the same as tomorrow. Friendship 101 is off and running perfectly. At the lunch, I was amazed how easily deep discussions were initiated and progressed nicely!!!
I believe this will be a new home for me in HCMC. I feel we may well be becoming obsolete to our doctors at the ENT Hospital. Translated, that means they are ready to teach most of what we know. They don’t really need us any more. It is time to move on. How great is that! Kent and I are going over to one of the doctor’s home tonight, which is a perfect team!
Oops! Just heard that Ric and Brian had a great day and are taking 5 residents out for dinner tonight. Perfect!
Kent and I reflect the rest of the team. It continues perfectly. We are thrilled and joyous! In His Service, David
