Virtual Hospital

LOTS of information.

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Here's their website.

Listen to a Teleconference on Safer Medication Administration

This is almost an hour and may be a little difficult ( or very difficult). You might want to listen to just part of it if this is your field. Click here.
It's a good experience to find out what a teleconference is like.

Medical Errors- A "60 Minutes" Report

It's always scary. It's worse when it's little babies. Watch this report from a couple of years ago.
You can watch it AND read the transcript.

A fascinating documentary that was on KQED on...

some of the corruption in US nonprofit hospitals and how two whistleblowers exposed them. You can watch clips here.

Studying medical information

Here's a good website if you're studying for the Nursing or Doctor's licensing exams. It has flashcards and other ways to study information. Click here.
You can go to the "Medical" Section.

health care interpreters?

Watch this.

NPR Health Dialogue

This is what we did today in class. It's much longer than the excerpt we did. Enjoy.

General information on volunteering

You need to get started NOW. You will need to volunteer 20 hours during the next 18 weeks. That isn't a lot to do. It will help your English, help other people, help your soul and help your career goal!
Many hospitals and clinics will require 50-100 hours of volunteering. That is more than the requirement for the class. If you are serious about working in health care in the US, I recommend that.
If you are new to all of this, you might want to start with a 20 hour commitment at a senior center or Glide Church, Laguna Honda, or the Food Bank . The Food Bank doesn't have the same kind of requirements that hospitals or clinics do.
If you know of a doctor or dental office that you want to volunteer in- that's great! Just get me the name and phone number of the person who will be supervising you.
Another wonderful opportunity is at the CCSF health clinic. I have a contact there, so talk to me first.
Please start your process now. It may take you awhile to go to an orientation or get a health screening and have an interview (in some cases). You will be writing a journal on your experiences each month starting February.
BEST OF LUCK!

SFGH Trauma Surgeon keeps operating while teaching

and listening to music. We must give thanks to doctors who are as committed as Dr. Andre Campbell. Listen to his story.
You can also read about him in this article.

Immigrant farmworker becomes neurosurgeon

Listen to his stories and his views on health care.

More on Hepatitis B and C

After our first ESL 26/ESLV 4833, you might want to read more about Hep B. Here's an article from a couple of days ago.