This morning we had our introduction to the CHIMES documenting system which is the Civil and Humanitarian Information Management Expeditionary System. This is what we will use to document on our patients when we are out on the MEDCAPS, and also helps them tally the total number of patients that we have seen at that particular site.
Since we took on our translators yesterday, we also had our first Bahasa Language lesson today. We were split into small groups with one translator who talked us through a cheat sheet of common words and phrases that we will be using. I found the lesson very interesting especially since our translators are so eager for us to learn their language and so excited that we are there to help in their country.
Dawn and I took a walk on the flight deck last night, where we met 4 Cambodians (3 dentists and 1 dental assistant). They are all so eager to speak English. Today we saw them a few times in the hallways, so they are hitting high fives with us now. We most likely wont be working alongside them since they will be doing DENCAPS, but it was pretty neat to meet people from a part of the world that I had never met before.
We just got out of Tropical medicine lecture. This one was on the different types worms we would probably be seeing. I don't know if we really ought to know the difference between each, because the treatment seemed to be the same for all...Albendazole...I think that's what I know I need to remember.
Anyways, tomorrow is more language lessons, more tropical medicine and we have to come up with an outfit for the crossing the line ceremony on Saturday.
By the way, I have pretty neat picture of Dr Roark helping out in the galley during dinner hour. We have galley duty on Thursdays....next week Dawn and I will probably be in there.
I will try to post some pictures next time....and write more if possible
Until then....
Blessings
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