For those of you who are not in the medical sphere, a GTA is a gynaecology teaching associate. That means a lay-woman who is trained in performing speculum and bimanual pelvic examinations and then teaches them to students on her own body. We had this session today, two GTAs with 5 students. We each passed a speculum, talked through a cervical smear test, and performed a bimanual examination.
I'd got the impression (as many might) that this would be weird. It actually was very straightforward, not awkward and I thought a really good way of learning the skills. It helps to get feedback on technique, what is uncomfortable for the patient and how to phrase things. Definitely better than doing your first exam on a patient, who is nervous like you.
If only I'd had this session before my first O&G attachment...
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