Background: Over the past month, I was given the assignment of completing an in-depth report comprising of 20 questions pertaining to the various aspects of a clinic. These questions covered a wide range of medical as well as administrational topics, ranging from the organizational structure of the clinic to the diseases that it treated and the lab tests that it carried out. The extensive research that I have done over the past month has greatly improved my knowledge not only of the clinic but also of the medical profession as a whole. Visiting various departments of the clinic and meeting with a few of the physicians, although very briefly, has only intensified my love of the medical profession and for this, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Mohamed Bessou the Regional Director of Medical Centers – Abu Dhabi and Ms. Paula Marie Manoop for taking time out of their busy schedules to provide me with this wonderful opportunity.
1. What are Primary Care, Secondary Care, and Tertiary Care? | 1-9 | 2. What kind of health care services does a clinic fall under? | 10-11 | 3. What are the various departments in a clinic? | 11 | 4. Draw an organization structure of a clinic. | 12 | 5. Prepare a brief write up on the roles/responsibilities of each department in a clinic. | 13-21 | 6. What are the different medical specialties in the clinic? | 21-29 | 7. Please explain the different types of diseases treated by each medical specialty. | 30-34 | 8. Please explain the different levels of physicians in a clinic and what experience or education is required to reach that level. | 34-35 | 9. What are the different equipment found in the clinic and how do they differ from specialty to specialty? | 36-41 | 10. What does the laboratory in a clinic do? What equipment is found in a