sigh

It’s finally OVER and DONE with. Well, for a while anyway. Next week, our hospital attachments will start proper. I’ll be under the neurology and palliative care team. I wonder what sort of stuff I’ll encounter…
The MCQ was a breeze…
Naaahh.. Who am I kidding?! I was blinking away in disbelief at all the mind boggling [...]

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:( and :)

I saw a patient today. The nice old lady with a smile for everyone, eager for a chat. It was just supposed to be a short history taking but it ended with me holding her hands, trying to comfort her. She stopped short when I came to the family history. I guess I need not [...]

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And suddenly

we’re divided into small groups and are heavily scrutinized by one doctor who’ll also guide us through everything we’re supposed to do (as the evil Dr Cox said, “we’ll be watching you like hawks…”). Dr Nugent’s my tutor and I have to say that I feel quite at ease with him as he’s quite patient [...]

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