Dr Amber Wheatley is a family doctor working in the British Virgin Islands. She is a rural advocate, writer and yoga instructor.
Dr Wheatley talks about her experiences working on BVI, specific issues faced by the population, challenges during COVID 19 and bush medicine.
Contact her via email at vashwheatley@gmail.com
00.15 Intro and Amber's journey into rural medicine
02.15 Rural Track, training in Swansea, Wales
03.30 Rural placements
04.00 Comparing health systems in BVI and Wales
06.15 Health services in BVI
08.00 The population
10.15 Emergency care
11.10 Positives and challenges of working in BVI
13.50 Home visiting
16.25 Population specific issues
20.45 Rural medical training
23.30 Working life of the population and health
28.02 The myth of laziness
30.20 Post-colonialism and health
35.40 Cost of living on the island
38.15 Climate change and health
42.05 Challenges during COVID 19
50.45 Bush medicine
53.30 Most enjoyable thing about working on BVI
54.45 Challenges in the future
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