5 – 10 September 2011 at the Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of
Sussex, Brighton, UK.
FDIME awarded two Educational Grants to Residents from Tunisia:-
Dr Mohamed Marwene Grira came from Mongi Slim Teaching Hospital,
Tunis.
Dr Grira is currently undertaking a Residency in Geriatrics at Hôpital des
Trois-Chênes in Geneva. He told us..
"Some experiences in life create a memory which is indelible and lasts
forever. ESIM is definitely one of those experiences. Primarily, attending
ESIM gave the opportunity to enjoy a quality scientific program through
lectures, workshops and clinical case presentations in a very relaxed
atmosphere. I found the comparison of the practice of internal medicine from
one country to another and of the experiences of the different residents
particularly interesting, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the
health system in which I work where changes could be made to improve our
daily medical practice.
ESIM 2011 was also the opportunity to spend a week with 55 other medical
residents from 26 different countries. And more than simple professional
relationships, real friendships have emerged at the end of this exceptional
week, despite the short time we spent together. Our paths will surely cross
again, especially through the various events organized by the European
Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)."
Dr Fatma Derbali, Resident in Internal Medicine at the Regional
Hospital of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia told us:-
"The ESIM educational programme was interesting because of the diversity
of subjects that were included (for example infectious diseases,
gastroenterology, pneumology).
This diversity is useful for internal medicine residents especially in
Tunisia because of our educational system. In Tunisia, internal medicine is
an independent specialty like cardiology, pneumology so we do not find many
types of disease in our departments. In the clinical cases and CPC sessions,
we discussed pathologies from other specialties.
I will use what I have learnt in preparing my lectures and in resolving
diagnosis problems of my patients."
