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- W327324558 abstract "The Khartoum Hilton, last month, was a comfortable pied-a-terre for an external examiner. Downstairs in the business centre I caught up on my emails. The Sunset Lounge had plenty of drinks, all non-alcoholic, and the lobby had a Christmas tree.I felt surrounded by history. Along the Blue Nile was the palace where General Gordon died. Across the Nile itself were the Madhi's tomb and the Khalifa's house, now a museum, where a smiling guide showed me Kitchener's Gatling gun. Shock and awe, Victorian style. At Omdurman in 1898 the Anglo-Egyptians lost 43 dead, while the Mahdists' casualties were 27 000.Incredibly, the conflict left no hard feelings but only mutual respect. The British built Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and the Kitchener Medical School in 1924. After independence in 1956 these became Khartoum University and its medical faculty, which now admits about 280 students annually.Medical graduates do house jobs and military service, and then specialise. Young obstetricians may face spectacular pathology. I heard about a patient with a ruptured uterus who waited for days by the roadside for a lift to hospital. She survived. What right had I to examine these doctors, in English, at the end of their training?My fellow examiners, from local centres, were keen to maintain standards. Many had done part of their training in the United Kingdom and spoke affectionately of their time there. As so often, I apologised for the loss of professorial power, which once facilitated overseas exchanges.Was the trip worth while? For me, yes. The laughter and hospitality were wonderful. For Sudan? The nation got 26 more obstetricians and gynaecologists, most of whom, I gathered, would probably stay in Khartoum. Dispersing doctors around the country will have to await peace but hopes are high.Although the hospital now has easy web access, personal contacts are prized. One professor described external examiners as “a straw connecting us to the world and letting us breathe.”At dinner the vice chancellor said he had heard that UK consultants were retiring early. “They could do lots of good by spending short spells here. Fares and accommodation but no salary, I'm afraid.” I said I was sure they would enjoy it and I would pass his request on." @default.
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- W327324558 title "Soundings: Sudan in winter" @default.
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