TAU Participates in Courts 10 K Race

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Staff and students of TAU were in full form as they gathered with other runners and scores of onlookers for the start of Courts Guyana 10 Km Road Race on Sunday, 28 September.

The event kicked off at 6:00 am in front of Courts’ Main Street office. In the starting lineup for the 10 Km race was Mr. Bala Kumar, CAO, Bonaventure Ibekwe, MD2-A and Collins Chidiebere, PM1.  Chair of Student Affairs, Mr. Aminuddin Mohammad was the lone TAU contender in the 3 km race.

The race got off to a measured start with runners proceeding north to the Seawall Road, east along the Seawall Road, east along Rupert Craig Highway’s northern carriageway, then into Church Road on the Rupert Craig Highway.

As the race heated up runners proceeded onto the Rupert Craig Highway’s southern carriageway into Kitty Public Road; south on Vlissingen Road; west on Lamaha Street, south on the eastern carriageway into Main Street, before turning around at the Cenotaph to finish on the western carriageway of Main Street, the exact point that they started from.

Courts is one of the largest furniture companies in Guyana. The race which began in 2011 has become a city-wide tradition attracting some of the best runners in Guyana.  Although TAU did not medal we extend warmest kudos to all those who participated.

Texila Education Management Services (TEMS) launched US Residency Programs

Texila Education Management Services launched the US Residency Programs on 23rd September 2014. 

Texila Education Management Services (TEMS) is specialized in providing support services for educating and guiding international medical students and graduates to prepare towards transitioning into residency programs in the United States.

 

The main goal is to maximize the value of your investment so you can achieve the best results in medical education and career in the US. The students will be guided on how to showcase the unique qualities and achievements, so that they can stand out in the admissions process in the US.

TEMS with its wide network of ACGME accredited teaching hospitals and clinical sites; TEMS provides the opportunity for the International Medical Graduates and Students to: Gain Hands-on clinical experience in the United States, which also caters to undergo "United States Clinical Experience" (USCE) as expected by several residency programs.

Through the hands-on clinical experience program, the graduates also get the most valuable opportunity to obtain letter of recommendations which are key to enter the residency programs in the United States.

In order to apply online for the residency program in the US, please fill the online application Form along with the attachment of the mentioned proof details. Rotations are currently available in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, and New York. The program is also able to assist students who are looking to secure slots.

For more details, visit the website , http://residencyinusa.com/

Another Milestone - Texila American University launched its E-Conferencing Website

The Vice-President of Texila American University launched the E- Conferencing Website on 9th September, 2014.

Texila American University Guyana, South America, is organizing its 1st International Scientific E- conference from 7th January to 16th January 2015.

The objectives of this e conference is to :

• Provide a platform for all scientists/students to disseminate their emerging research to investigators globally.
• Provide a platform for a global dialogue on emerging research in multiple disciplines.

E-Conferencing is the utilization of internet technology to carry out a “conference.” While they aren’t traditional conferences, e-Conferences allow participants to do most, if not all, of the things they would be able to do in a physical conference without having everybody in the same place at the same time.

Participants have the chances to win Gold, Silver and Bronze award for best research papers and also an award in the name of an eminent personality for the outstanding research paper. All accepted papers will be published in South American Journals.

Call for Research Papers on Public Health, Clinical Research, Nursing, Psychology, Management, Information Technology, Education, Alternative Medicine, Theology, Food and Nutrition and Political Sciences.

For Registration and more details on the e-conference visit
http://www.texilaconference.org/

Texila American University Presented the Awards for SOP

Texila American University has recently conducted an event to distribute the award for successful completion of SOPs in its corporate office in Coimbatore. The awards are given by our CEO Mr.Saju Bhaskar.

Standard Operating Procedure (abbreviated as SOP), is the document that describes the regular recurring operations that are required for the quality and investigations. Each department holds the respective SOP’s for the tasks that are carried out. And it is very important tool to understand the procedures of organization operations as departmental wise.

The Best SOP Presenter Award was presented to Mr.Arun Manesh, Student Coordinator – TCC, IFPP of Texila American University and Mr.Prakash, SEO Manager was given the Best Coordinator Award for supporting the SOP creations. 

The Quality Team of Texila American University was one among the top highlights of the event for completing the SOP on time. 

Our best wishes to the recipients!!!

Top 10 Mistakes Made in Clinical Rotations

By Kendra Campbell, MD and other Medscape Contributors

Last week, I watched a med student argue for 20 minutes with a patient about whether or not they were ambulating enough. His actions inspired me to make a top 10 list of mistakes that I’ve seen students make during their clinical rotations:

1. Arguing with a patient:
This is an exercise in futility, and is very unprofessional.
“One of your role’s as a physician is to invoke a shared decision making process with your patients who have decision making capacity.”

2. Reporting a physical finding without actually observing it:
I’ve even seen a student get in trouble for documenting a physical finding on a patient who had been discharged already.

3. Berating (aka “pimping”) your resident or attending:
Med school is similar to the military when it comes to respecting your place in the chain of command. Attendings “pimp” residents and med students. Residents berate med students. Thou shalt not berate up the chain. That said, the institutionalized nature of “pimping” does not absolve the word of its offensive and unethical practice. Eradicate it from your vocabulary and practice.

“Most of the time it is to show power, how smart they are and embarrass those lower in the “Hierarchy”. If  residents and attendings really want to teach, than have a real discussion of the issues.  Yes, ask questions but don’t berate someone if they don’t know the answer. Good attendings approach it like that, and if a student or resident doesn’t know the answer, they are told to look it up.

A few times, when I was a student, a hotshot resident would try to “pimp” me and they had the wrong answer and tried to correct me. I looked up a relevant article and proved my position. There is nothing wrong with that, as long as it is done respectfully.

Medicine is a life long learning experience. Everyone can learn something new including residents and attendings. Don’t automatically discount someone’s opinion because they are lower on the hospital chain. A student might have a Ph.D. or master’s in some field and truly knows more about a subject than the resident or attending.”

4. Disrespecting the nurses:
Seriously, this is a huge no-no. If you want to make your life miserable, make the nurses hate you. If you want to enjoy your time at the hospital, befriend every nurse you meet.

5. Dressing inappropriately:
Dressing appropriately is important, and applies to men as well as women. For example, no sandals, no jeans, no T-shirts (unless they’re under scrubs), a mohawk wouldn’t go over well, nor would wearing 4-inch stiletto heels, or a need to exhibit one’s cleavage.  There’s a time and a place for everything, and the hospital is not a place to dress provocatively.

“Include personal hygiene. Use your dental floss and brush your teeth. Patients do not deserve a doctor with bad breath. Poor personal hygiene raises doubts in the minds of all about whether you are scrupulous about everything else.”

6. Documenting an important positive finding without alerting your resident or attending:
If you discover that a patient has rebound tenderness, or a temperature of 103.7, don’t write this in a note and walk away. You must always alert your higher-ups to significant findings, or else you will find yourself getting chewed out for a good while.

7. Showing up late:
This is a particular pet peeve of mine, and one that some students seem to think is insignificant. People notice when you’re late. It’s unprofessional and disrespectful to the rest of the group. Traffic is not an excuse. Leave your residence early enough to get to the hospital with plenty of time to spare.

8. Performing a procedure without having been authorized to do so:
If the resident walks in on you placing a central line on a patient without their authorization, you will find yourself in deep trouble with the doctor, hospital, and potentially a courtroom.

9. Forgetting you are in a hospital:
This is something that is easier said than done. We spend so many hours in the hospital that it’s easy to forget that we are surrounded by very ill, helpless, and frightened people. It’s not a high school football game; it’s a hospital.  Patient’s lives are in the hands of the healthcare workers surrounding them. We are each one of the healthcare workers.

10. Being a slacker:
We all have seen students who try to get by with the bare minimum in everything they do. If you want to throw away a ridiculous amount of money, not learn anything, and end up being a crappy doctor, then by all means slack off during your clinical years. If you want to learn a lot and become an incredible doctor, then put in the time and effort.

Source: www.einstein.yu.edu

TAU is now listed in the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

Texila American University is now an approved Institutional Member of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE).

International Council for Open and Distance Education was founded in the year 1938 in Canada, and hold members from more than 60 different countries. It is a leading global membership organization to enhance the quality of open, distance, flexible, e-learning and online education.

ICDE’s members are of great importance in shaping of the education world-wide. The member institutions around the globe that offers the courses through Open, Distance and Online modes of learning are listed in ICDE.

Certain criteria are considered to list the institution as a member of ICDE like size of the institution, information about the institution available in English and the International visibility of the Institution.

The main focus of the ICDE organization is to provide an overview of the main associations and network organizations around the globe in order to promote the cause of open and distance education and with proper websites.

Texila American University has earned the academic institutional membership of the International Council for Open and Distance Education which has a wide range of University network spread across the world. The students who pursue different distance and online programs in the TAU will be rewarded with the globally recognized degrees from the University which is now a member of ICDE.

TAU is listed in Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

Texila American University has earned the membership of the Commonwealth Universities which has a wide range of University network spread across the world. The students who pursue different programs or verticals in the TAU will be rewarded with the globally recognized degrees from the University which is now a member of ACU.

Texila American University (TAU), one of the best Caribbean Medical Schools, is an International Medical University rendering the Doctor of Medicine and Nursing programs with a high level of professionalism and exactness. The University campus is located in Guyana, West Indies and has different branch offices in New Jersey (USA), Sharjah and India.  Currently, the University holds the students from 35 different countries studying the medicine and nursing programs in its campus in Guyana.

Read more: http://blog.tauedu.org/tau-is-listed-in-association-of-commonwealth-universities-acu/