Your first day
Your Contact Person
will meet you in a place convenient for both. Please be punctual. He or she
will show you the way to your place of work. Then you will be presented to an
Attending Physician who might in turn assign you a Tutor, which we call here Preceptor. Depending on where you are
working, we will show you the place where you will get your lunch.
Etiquette
Punctuality: Working hours depend on the Department. Most of them start working at
07:00. You must be there even if your Tutor is not on time. Most Tutors you
will be working with do not receive a salary for teaching, they only get what
the hospital pays them for work. So please be considerate, show discipline,
respect and always be motivated and interested, because that is the only way we
can pay them back as students.
Uniform: All students and interns are required to use white uniforms in the
hospital. Your uniform should always be neat and tidy. You may wear white
sneakers/tennis shoes. If your clerkship is in surgery, you may wear scrubs. In
the Pediatrics Department, a gown with animal designs can be worn. Avoid
wearing jewelry.
Addressing your Tutor: It is a custom for patients and Hospital
Staff to call medical students “Doctors”. Do it the same way when addressing
your Tutor: call them by “Doctor” followed by their last name. Always.
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