The 2nd Annual Boot Camp was organised by CIME and PGME for 160 new interns and residents hired at AKUH for the year 2020. It was aimed at providing the learners with an experiential learning opportunity to help them strengthen their knowledge and skills and providing better orientation to the working environment and skills protocols followed in the hospital.
Dr Hamza Bajwa, participant and a graduate of Dow Medical College, joining AKU as an Intern said: "This Boot Camp gives us a lot of confidence. We recently became doctors right after finishing medical school so this is in our favour that we improve our skills and knowledge. Boot Camp will make us confident on our first day in the wards. Today the procedures that we are learning are going to save the patients tomorrow."
Dr Safna Virji, an AKU Intern joining AKU as a Resident General Surgery, said: "I was an Intern here back in 2018 so in comparison at that time we were just introduced into the wards immediately we did have an orientation but that was just presentations, etc. Over here at this Boot Camp, we are having a much more hands-on experience and I think it's very useful especially for people coming from outside AKU because it gives you a hands-on opportunity, it gives you a feel of what life is going to be in the ward.”
The Boot Camp was well received and appreciated by the participants and has boosted their self-confidence. We anticipate that this will eventually lead to improved patient safety and a smooth transition for the interns and residents. We wish the interns best of luck for their future endeavors.
The 2nd Annual Boot Camp was organised by CIME and PGME for 160 new interns and residents hired at AKUH for the year 2020. It was aimed at providing the learners with an experiential learning opportunity to help them strengthen their knowledge and skills and providing better orientation to the working environment and skills protocols followed in the hospital.
Dr Hamza Bajwa, participant and a graduate of Dow Medical College, joining AKU as an Intern said: "This Boot Camp gives us a lot of confidence. We recently became doctors right after finishing medical school so this is in our favour that we improve our skills and knowledge. Boot Camp will make us confident on our first day in the wards. Today the procedures that we are learning are going to save the patients tomorrow."
Dr Safna Virji, an AKU Intern joining AKU as a Resident General Surgery, said: "I was an Intern here back in 2018 so in comparison at that time we were just introduced into the wards immediately we did have an orientation but that was just presentations, etc. Over here at this Boot Camp, we are having a much more hands-on experience and I think it's very useful especially for people coming from outside AKU because it gives you a hands-on opportunity, it gives you a feel of what life is going to be in the ward.”
The Boot Camp was well received and appreciated by the participants and has boosted their self-confidence. We anticipate that this will eventually lead to improved patient safety and a smooth transition for the interns and residents. We wish the interns best of luck for their future endeavors.