1 year housemanship experience

Assalamualaikum... This just a random talk about my experience so far.

I'm a houseman for 1 year 2 months already now. Currently I'm in my fourth posting which is surgical. I went through orthopaedic, paediatric and O&G before. During my first posting, I learnt a lot about people and working life. I had a not-really-nice experience during the first posting. But I kinda miss my first posting though; I missed the teamwork I had during the posting. I worked with superb colleagues (but some are annoying) and also the nurses!!! I love the sister and nurses. They helped me a lot and gave strength to me to cope with the department cultures. Yeah, the department had some weird cultures and MOs wasn't so friendly that time. They just make a big fuss about anything during rounds and they won't help to present any single case during rounds. There's one day, left me alone in ward during morning round and I have to present all the cases. In ortho, you cannot refer to any notes while presenting case during rounds. Of course I couldn't remember every details of all 28 cases in ward hence I got screamed at. Haha. My memory wasn't so great though. >.<

My mentor in ortho, the best and kindest specialist in the department. I still remember how I cried in front of him. Haha. Hope he's in best health and be blessed always.

Then I went to paeds. I had a bit of culture shock with the bosses. Many of the MOs and specialist are so nice which unlike the previous posting. I enjoyed being in paeds except when I have to take blood from the NNJ babies. I love babies and children but I don't like to poke them especially those with hard-to-get veins. On my last day in the department, my supervisor asked me to join paeds and of course I'd love too however the thing that made me still thinking about joining paeds is how to deal with the needing to poke the babies????

How can you have heart to poke these too cute babies? I still remember how I cried together with the babies when I took their blood. So heart-breaking you know?!

My O&G posting is also a great experience for me. I love working at labour room but it's usually so tiring especially when its a jonah day. I love doing procedures in labour room but you know sometimes it's like a war zone there which made you feel overwhelmed. Nevertheless, I wont pursue into this field. For me, O&G is equal to medicolegal department. So many medicolegal issues the department encountered. Perhaps, patients like to sue O&G doctors for any slightest mistake. So, it's a nay for O&G.

Me and colleagues during episiotomy suturing workshop.

Now I'm in surgery. Initially I hated this department. So far I will hate which ever department I going through during tagging time. Hiks! Now I kinda like it. The specialists are so cute like really cute. Some likes to shout during ward rounds (I found this cute too), some are just having serious facial expression all the time, some dressed up so nicely with pretty lipstick colour and high heels and some are just super nice, teaching during rounds and likes houseman to involve in deciding management for patient. I know all of them having a kind heart. I just know it from how they devoted their time for patients. They went back so late at night like at 11pm as they faced with difficult surgery which took hoursss to finish and if they are post call, they still works the next day as usual. They are so workaholic. May Allah bless all my surgeons!

As far as now, I met a very super super nice doctors and badas one. I kept questioning myself, how can this particular doctor, Dr S be so patient, talk so softly and teach anyone so nicely whereas another particular doctor so sarcastic, scream next to your ear and asked for explaination letter without checking properly into the matter. Surely I wants to be like Dr S but you know I got some temper sometimes. LOL

Now my concern is to finish my housemanship and get into any specialty. Somehow, I still do not know what specialty I should take. I really can't decide now as yet.

That's all for now peeps. Thanks for reading!