At a time when many doctors are leaving for Podgorica or abroad, ophthalmology specialist Dr. Bojana Miljic She decided, to the joy of many of her fellow citizens, to return from Podgorica to the Bijelo Polje General Hospital.
After working for several years at the Bijelo Polje Hospital, where she left a deep mark as a young doctor, Miljić has been working in a private clinic in Podgorica since 2021.
By prioritizing the improvement of healthcare and services, the impression is that the Bijelo Polje Hospital has, in recent years, under the leadership of Dr. Kenan Erović, has flourished. After the pediatrics department, modern laboratory and several reconstructions in the institution, on Tuesday the adapted surgery and infectious diseases departments were officially opened, in which, through the Ministry of Health and the Fund, more than half a million euros were invested.
In the period from 2021 to 2024 alone, the institution's management, with the consent of the Ministry of Health, awarded 16 specializations and 17 narrow specializations.
These key steps towards improving the quality of healthcare, through modernization of space and modern medical equipment, an increasing number of consultants, and the opportunity for personal and professional development, are some of the reasons why Miljić accepted the offer.
"I feel immense gratitude and joy for the opportunity to work again at the General Hospital, which, through further training and acquiring skills along with the renewal of equipment, will return many times to the citizens of Bijelo Polje," she said, adding that better conditions will also be created in ophthalmology, which, as she points out, along with the adaptation of the premises, modernization of equipment and the range of services provided, will reduce the number of patients leaving Bijelo Polje and the north to the Clinical Center.
The doctor was born in Bijelo Polje, where she finished high school. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade in 2008. After completing her internship at the Health Center and the Kotor General Hospital, she was employed as a general practitioner at the Health Center in Bijelo Polje, and she also performs part of her work at the Emergency Medical Service Institute in Bijelo Polje, where she gained credibility and the enormous trust of her fellow citizens.
"Everyday contact with a large number of patients provides a special opportunity for additional education through practical work. The openness of people who live in the same environment, who grow up in the same conditions, contributes to a better understanding of them as patients and can contribute to better diagnoses. It was nice to work at a time when the displacement of the population had not yet begun. At the same time, it was difficult and demanding, but this constant work in the service of my city helped me a lot to gain invaluable experience, and to achieve my goals as a specialist," said Miljić, adding that this experience and trust also helped her as a specialist doctor.
She enrolled in ophthalmology specialization in 2012 at the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade and graduated with honors.
"My interest in ophthalmology arose after working as a registered physician. I began my specialization at the Clinical Center of Montenegro, and then continued for two more years in Belgrade."
Miljić assessed that ophthalmology in Montenegro is at an enviable level:
"In the last seven or eight years, a lot has been done to improve this branch and a high level of expertise has been achieved in terms of personnel and equipment, which have reached a level close to European."
When it comes to the decision to return to Bijelo Polje, he says that it was immediate, but not reckless, after the convincing influence of the director of the Bijelo Polje Hospital.
"Dr. Erović proposed ways in which we can lay the foundation for improving healthcare in terms of examination, diagnostics and treatment of ophthalmological patients, which would reduce the need for patients to travel from Bijelo Polje, and even the north, to the KCCG. In the current assessment, the proposal sounded challenging, but feasible."
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