My everyday life in Bangkok ... at the school

Left: Front Entrance to the P & O school in Bangkok
Right: My desk for the week, with a welcome sign

Thought people might be interested in seeing some of the P & O school in Thailand.  I took a few photos before I finished my job on Feb 23/12.  Yeah for spinal orthotics!

The school is really quite impressive.  Very modern and all new machinery.  They have had great funding from the Nippon Foundation, which is a Japanese based charity.  I was thoroughly impressed with their facilities.  The ground floor was huge, with massive rooms for work benches (probably 25 or more), modification/rectification rooms of ample size, assessment rooms, full clinic for patients to be seen, gait training lab, lamination rooms, moulding rooms, etc, etc, etc.  Its really way better than even in Canada (sorry GBC).  

School workshop

Outdoor Gait Training grounds, includes steps, uneven terrain, etc.  Excellent idea. 

I was also very impressed at the class size.  In Canada we have 8 students, but here the class size is much bigger.  I think one class had around 24 students.  This is really a large number considering what the teacher has to do with the students.  I am very impressed.  It must feel a bit maddening to the the teacher at times, but it all seems to work out.   They break it down into two groups of 12.  Still quite a large class size.

More belt sanders and grinders

Machine room, including fancy Otto Bock trautmans with ventilation systems

Second year class casting their first transtibial patient

Transtibial casts from the 2nd year class awaiting leg fabrication