Trainee Medics achieve 88 percent passes at Midwifery examinations

Jun 26, 2014 News

While the worrying results of student nurses continue to be an issue of debate among healthcare providers, trainees of the National Medex programme have achieved an 88 per cent pass rate at their State -Midwifery examinations.
Officials expressed confidence in the batch of students.
“We are extremely proud of the batch. Their performance at the exams was above average. Of 25 students, 23 passed; they did exceedingly well at the exams, which they wrote in May. But we knew that they would have succeeded because although they were quite fresh out of secondary school, all the students filled the necessary requirements of basic science subjects at CSEC and one year nurses training,” an Administrator attached to the programme said yesterday.
The official explained that the training will assist the students in delivery of primary health care services, with regards to mothers and babies.
“Training health workers in this field is always relevant especially since we have been working to diminish the incidence of maternal and infant mortality in Guyana. People need to be reassured time and time again of our capability to provide quality health care services. It is always positive to note that we have more qualified persons in the field of maternal and child health care.”
The administrator explained that a Medic goes beyond providing health care; the services help to shape the lives of persons in the community.
Participants of the programme hail from various parts of the country. Upon completing the programme, the batch will be dispatched to community health centres across Guyana.
The programme which runs for almost four years will be concluded in another 18 months. The batch will then be dispatched to various centres. Some will be placed at interior locations, where their task will be essential to the extension of primary health services.
Students of the Medex programme expressed excitement at the news of their performance at the State level exams.
In an invited a comment, student representative, Mike Walters, said that he was quite pleased at the results of his batch mates. The students attributed their success to their team efforts.
“We worked hard and initiated study groups. We had class tests daily where we worked on past exam papers. While the midwifery course has its challenges, we were able to achieve success.”
Parts of the training entailed management of infant and maternal health, high risk pregnancies and neonatal care with special emphasis being placed on the management of pregnancies linked to hypertension.”
Before qualifying to write the exams, the students participated in a number of deliveries.
“During the practical, we had to demonstrate how a delivery is done using a replica of a pelvis on a doll and we had to examine actual patients for signs of abnormality in their pregnancies. It was a learning experience.”
The students are scheduled to complete the course within the next eighteen months. The batch will join a team of approximately 400 Medics, who work in the 10 administrative regions of Guyana.

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