What Makes Us Different

2014/11/20

There is a proverbial saying that “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” It suggests that empowerment is greater benefit than a one-off handout. Because of that, NCF has been supporting the advanced training of the medical practitioners from our international partner hospitals for years. Fellows usually come to Taiwan for 3 to 12 months for craniofacial treatments training. The ultimate goal is to assist the local partners to be self-sufficient and eventually establish a comprehensive craniofacial team.

The list below is the words from NCF fellows, showing their appreciation of the training experiences in Taiwan.

 

【From Doctor A】

The OPD Clinic continues to be a source of unending learning for me as I continue to observe my teacher in his daily encounters with the patients. There are different aspects of post-operative follow-up that I continue to discover as the longer I have stayed with my teacher. In one of our conversations between breaks at the OPD, aside from the physical completeness after the patient gets reconstructive surgery, my teacher continues to say "Look at the patients after operation; you see that they become happier and less shy, they feel they have a positive response from their schoolmates or colleagues."
For me, it is the essence of treating a person and not only his/ her illness or defect. For a surgeon or any physician, it must transcend the surgical operation. Of course it is an integral part but nevertheless the patient follow-up and knowing what psychological effect has given to the patient is also essential. 

【From Doctor B】

Time flies. This was my 5th month training in Taiwan. At the OR theater, I can feel my maturity with cleft deformities treatments. It is like an endless flow of knowledge coming to my mind when I scrub with my Professor. Now, everything is getting clearer.

In the OPD clinic, I also learn how to organize the whole process to make patients satisfied. I really appreciate everything happens here.

【From Doctor C】

It has been my sixth month training here in Taiwan. I can definitely say that every day I learn something new from my teacher with regard to the important details of microtia surgery. It is only through daily operation that I am able to realize microtia surgery is a complicated procedure; besides, I have to constantly expose to note steps or techniques which are required to get the best results.

OPD (Outpatient Department) Clinic with my teacher continues to impart me the important details especially on how to thoroughly explain surgical options to the patients and their parents. My teacher always takes time out to talk to his patients, which is an essential part of the patient-doctor relationship. It is also through OPD Clinic that I get to see the progress of patients through the year, the complication that goes with their operations and the things that can be done to improve them.

I have come to the halfway of my training and I believe I can continue to pick up and learn more things along the way. Hopefully, I could accomplish and finish research projects that we have started.

【From Doctor D】
I am a NCF fellow in CGMH. Here I spend most of my time staying in the operating room, learning the surgical techniques. For me, learning occurs both inside and outside the operating room. Me and other fellows had the pleasure of being treated to a dinner by our teacher during this month. At the dinner, we were given the chance to talk about things in life other than in the operating hospital. I reckon this is where the “real’ learning happens. Because of that, I am most thankful.

【From Doctor E】
My teacher in Chang Gung not only shares with us his expertise, more essentially, he has instilled in us the attitude of humility & the dedicated passion......

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