A GROUP of TCI youngsters have been playing doctors and nurses in the classroom. But it wasn’t toy stethoscopes and bandages being used by pupils at the Richmond Hill Preparatory School.
Students got to experiment with the real things, thanks to two visiting trainee doctors from England.
Alice Brice and Ben Pierce are studying at the world famous, Cambridge University, where they are into their sixth and final year. As part of the course they have to do an elective and so they chose to do theirs at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in Provo.
InterHealth Canada, which operates the TCI hospitals, often sends staff out into the community to talk about health and medical issues.
Alice and Ben visited Richmond Hill as part of this programme and they were delighted with the reception they received.
Alice, 22, said: “It was a humbling experience for us and fascinating to see the huge cultural differences that exist between Europe and the Caribbean. “The children were great fun to work with and extremely enthusiastic. Many said they were interested in medicine as a career and I’m sure many will be working at the TCI hospitals in the future.”
Meanwhile, Ben, 23, said being in the TCI was a ‘rewarding experience’.
“It’s been a great learning exercise for us and one that will certainly stand us in good stead for the future,” he added.
