Indonesia

Institution

• Article in Yale Medicine, Autumn 2008 about this site!
• Alam Sehat Lestari- recently opened clinic in Sukadana, West Kalimantan, Borneo, where families are able to trade health care for labor on income-generating projects
• two hours from Ketapang airport
• 3 beds available
• 2 FT physicians see 25-35 complicated patients each day

Disease Spectrum

• Malaria, tuberculosis, pertussis, diabetes, asthma, seizure disorders, psychiatric diseases - advanced stages of many common and rare diseases.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility is bedside teaching with junior Indonesian doctors
• Inpatient: little- At most we have 3 in-patients and these are cared for by the nurses. Rarely there may be some night time responsibilities
• Outpatient: Very full; estimates that _ would be admitted in US
• Community outreach: Frequent community meetings both for environmental protection and health promotion
• Frequent home visits
• No taking call
• No ER to staff
• No ICU

Personnel Needed

• Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Practice

Length of Rotation

• Minimum of six weeks, including travel from US

Logistics

• Reimbursement Award amount: $4000
• Shared housing available with our Indonesian staff and other volunteers
• No language requirements, our Indonesian physicians speak English
• Paperwork: Indonesian visa
• Excluded dates: Ramadan (8/21 -9/19/09) and the last ten days of December

Photos from Scholars

• Indonesia Pictures

Site-Specific Links

• Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
• Health in Harmony
• Indonesia rotation's expectations