To make up for my lost post, I will begin by introducing myself.
My name is Eric Raynal, and I am a senior studying Chemical Engineering. I will be graduating in December 2012, and plan to attend medical school in 2013. I'm in the process of finishing up my primary application, and will submit it before I return to the US on July 3rd. I'm from Petoskey, MI, but since matriculating, my parents moved to Ann Arbor! I am fortunate to have them close by, and try to visit once a week.
Just a touch on what I've been doing in my free time before discussing my project. Between my friends Grace and Sahil, and Wikipedia, I have learned quite a bit about the rules of cricket. The IPL playoffs are just about to start, and I can say with pride that I have a basic understanding of what's going on. In the evenings, I have been watching Mollywood/Bollywood/Tollywood/Kollywood/Lollywood/Sandalwood films on TV. Most are from the 60's/70's and none have subtitles, so it's been interesting trying to catch the differences in languages!
I cannot thank the generous donor enough for creating such a wonderful opportunity for students to travel to India. When I heard about the fellowship, I immediately began coming up with different topics and project ideas. I sought to create a project that used my engineering background to tackle a medically-related issue. What I came up with is a research project focused on electronic medical record systems in India. I am here to discover some of the challenges that Indian clinicians face using these systems. Do they successfully address the needs of the hospital? Is there sufficient ongoing IT support from EMR software companies? Do clinicians receive adequate training on their system? Are the systems even being used after their installation?
To determine the answers to these questions, I developed a set of questions to ask doctors during one-on-one interviews with them. I will be visiting hospitals in Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore. To get a better sense of the current environment and attitude towards EMR systems in India, I have begun my trip by spending some time with OHUM Healthcare Solutions, an EMR software provider in India. I have spent the last week playing in a training environment of their EMR software that has been slightly modified from the US Veterans Health Administrations's EMR software, VistA.
I've learned that things move slowly here! Not only the pace of life, but productivity as well. I have been towing the line between polite and pushy to accomplish the goals of my project. The two other interns that started with OHUM the same day as I did still have not been assigned a project. My primary contact at OHUM was suddenly and unexpectedly called back to his home in Chicago, and will not be returning to India for some months. I have been working with another chief staff member, Niteen, but he has been absent from the office twice this week. I have critiqued and finalized the outline I will use during interviews, and am prepared to begin as soon as possible.
Unfortunately in India, that is in all probability next Monday!
-eric
ericrayn@umich.edu
My name is Eric Raynal, and I am a senior studying Chemical Engineering. I will be graduating in December 2012, and plan to attend medical school in 2013. I'm in the process of finishing up my primary application, and will submit it before I return to the US on July 3rd. I'm from Petoskey, MI, but since matriculating, my parents moved to Ann Arbor! I am fortunate to have them close by, and try to visit once a week.
Just a touch on what I've been doing in my free time before discussing my project. Between my friends Grace and Sahil, and Wikipedia, I have learned quite a bit about the rules of cricket. The IPL playoffs are just about to start, and I can say with pride that I have a basic understanding of what's going on. In the evenings, I have been watching Mollywood/Bollywood/Tollywood/Kollywood/Lollywood/Sandalwood films on TV. Most are from the 60's/70's and none have subtitles, so it's been interesting trying to catch the differences in languages!
I cannot thank the generous donor enough for creating such a wonderful opportunity for students to travel to India. When I heard about the fellowship, I immediately began coming up with different topics and project ideas. I sought to create a project that used my engineering background to tackle a medically-related issue. What I came up with is a research project focused on electronic medical record systems in India. I am here to discover some of the challenges that Indian clinicians face using these systems. Do they successfully address the needs of the hospital? Is there sufficient ongoing IT support from EMR software companies? Do clinicians receive adequate training on their system? Are the systems even being used after their installation?
To determine the answers to these questions, I developed a set of questions to ask doctors during one-on-one interviews with them. I will be visiting hospitals in Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore. To get a better sense of the current environment and attitude towards EMR systems in India, I have begun my trip by spending some time with OHUM Healthcare Solutions, an EMR software provider in India. I have spent the last week playing in a training environment of their EMR software that has been slightly modified from the US Veterans Health Administrations's EMR software, VistA.
I've learned that things move slowly here! Not only the pace of life, but productivity as well. I have been towing the line between polite and pushy to accomplish the goals of my project. The two other interns that started with OHUM the same day as I did still have not been assigned a project. My primary contact at OHUM was suddenly and unexpectedly called back to his home in Chicago, and will not be returning to India for some months. I have been working with another chief staff member, Niteen, but he has been absent from the office twice this week. I have critiqued and finalized the outline I will use during interviews, and am prepared to begin as soon as possible.
Unfortunately in India, that is in all probability next Monday!
-eric
ericrayn@umich.edu
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