Chihaya Hospital
PERSONAL DETAILS
| Name | Minako Murase |
ELECTIVE DETAILS
| Country | Japan | City | Fukuoka |
| Setting | Urban | ||
| Local languages spoken | Japanese | ||
| Dates of elective | January – February 2008 | ||
| Year level during elective | 5 | Expected level of knowledge | 5th year |
DETAILS OF INSTITUTION
| Name | Chihaya Hospital | Population served | 500,000 |
| Size | 200 beds | ||
| Departments/specialties available | General medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics | ||
| Further description | |||
| Student responsibilities | Observer | ||
| Teaching availability | As requested | ||
| Elective contact | minakofukuoka@yahoo.co.jp (myself) | ||
| Application process | Contact personally | ||
| Donations brought/grants | None | ||
TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, LEISURE AND EXPECTED COSTS
| Accommodation options | Needs to be arranged personally | AUD$1000 |
| Accommodation details | ||
| Travel to location (including necessary documentation) | ||
| Transport within location | AUD$3 one way AUD$120 over 4 weeks |
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| Food allowances | ||
| Social activities | ||
| Recommended vaccinations | Japanese encephalitis |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| The good | Small hospital environment – get to know most of the staff in the hospital. |
| The bad | No structured teaching. You need to request what you would like to do. Hard if not able to speak Japanese. |
| Further descriptions, comments or advice | |
| For more information | Only home page in Japanese. So if keen, contact me. |
