Dr Amber Wheatley - British Virgin Islands

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 [email protected]  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    Share your thoughts and feedback via email [email protected] or ruralroadtohealth.blog