As a student in my elective rotation I was given the chance to participate from the medical side in some of the most interesting cases from my medical career so far. For example, I followed a patient with Rheumatic Heart disease. I learned in detail the screening, treatment options and follow up care for a disease that I may never see again in Western Medicine but that shines light onto the marvels of medicine in so many ways. On Tuesdays the Palestinian clinic takes over the department and patients from the West Bank and Gaza are offered care for their various cardiac conditions. Communicating and interacting with these patients was truly a valuable experience in cultural awareness in medicine. Team work between both patients and doctors were valuable in treatment progress. I was also introduced to the Cardiac Cath Lab where I was able to closely monitor and observe several procedures.
Overall, this experience was not only memorable in my medical school career but also as a life-time experience. I truly hope that one day I can some how be involved with this unbelievable organization and the doctors, nurses, staff and patients that make this good work all possible.
Zelda Ghersin (2014)