A reality in life is the need to move on. And even in a
place like NJH, where there are lots of needs, in terms of committed staff and finances,
times come when people have to move on. The Lord has brought lots of committed
doctors and other staffs to NJH over periods of time and all of them have
played a part in the building up of the hospital. We’re proud that many of our
former staff are in positions of tremendous responsibility in India and abroad.
Over the last three and half years since we’ve been here, we’ve also been
blessed by some really committed staff. Few of them are in the process of
moving on especially for post-graduation and better exposure.
Committed and qualified staffs have always been a premium
for NJH. There are many reasons which most of you probably are well aware of.
I thought that it is time that I put this down so that we
could have people praying about it and that the Lord will move the hearts of
healthcare professionals that they explore setting apart a part of their lives
to serve in areas such as NJH.
Junior Medical Officers are the forte of any hospital. We
have been blessed to have Dr. Titus Raju serve us for almost two years. Midway
through his posting here, he got married to Dr. Grace Mary George that ensured
that NJH had extra hands. Dr. Titus plans to do post-graduation in ENT and his
better half in the speciality of Dermatology or Anesthesia. Dr. Titus finishes
two years of service in February 2014 following which the family plans to take
a break to pursue post-graduation.
I know it is quite a difficult thing to attract MBBS
graduates to hospitals such as ours in this era. However, I’m sure that whoever
had done a short stint in a rural hospital had major changes in perceptions
about healthcare and the post-graduation they needed to pursue. And I hardly
know of anybody who regretted the decision to do a short period of service in a
difficult place soon after their MBBS graduation.
So, what are we looking at? Rather, who should look to
apply? I firmly believe that it is the Lordship of Christ in our lives which
should help us to decide on what to do and what not to do. We fervently pray
for couple of MBBS graduates.
Below are a few things on what sort of work to expect and
the opportunities if you plan to work here.
NJH is the place where someone who would go on to do
Obstetrics or Pediatrics should work. As of now, there is no obstetrician here who
will be able to mentor a junior person. However, there is quite a lot of work.
Most of our specialist work in OG and Pediatrics are done with the help of
seniors specialists over the phone/internet. Things have worked well so far.
If you plan to do post-graduation in General Medicine, I’m
sure that this is the place where you should be. Dr. Roshine has made a great
impression here and the amount of learning that you can have from this young
lady is tremendous. There are quite a lot of cases which will give you enough
exposure to both infectious and non-infectious.
We’ve quite a good laboratory with my better half, Dr.
Angeline at the helm which will also give you some amount of experience with
clinical pathology.
The speciality of Community Health/Public Health is not a
very favoured subject for graduates. However, I am of the opinion that we need
quite a good group in this subject. Considering into fact that we have quite a
wide network of like-minded organisations working alongside us and the
influence that we have in the theme of healthcare in the region, NJH can
provide you a whole lot of experience. In addition, there is a separate
Community Health Department who works in the thematic areas of Community Based
Rehabilitation for People with disability and Community Based Adaptation
towards Climate Change. We are also a Tuberculosis Unit catering to a
population of almost 700,000.
So, friends – please spread the message around that we are
looking at the prospect of having couple of junior doctors joining us sometime
during the next few months.
