Rush

i’ve just finished the ward rounds and rushed all the way to college to register for this year. i thought i’d be able to relax after the rounds but it seems taht i still have to go to the outpatient clinic this afternoon… by the time i reached the admissions office, felt like i was [...]

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Medicine OSCEs

If I finished earlier ie before the whistle blew, I’d talk with the ‘patients’, just to escape the awkward silence (right bug?). They’re quite friendly and had loads to tell. And I could see that they’re eager to participate in the torture. The ‘JVP Patient’ (who’s a drummer/ in the rowing team/ something to do [...]

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Smooth

Today was fun. I think I’m falling in like with the GI  team. I mean, they actually bother to talk to us, and they’re genuinely nice and even the consultant’s grand. One of the registrars looked like he’d just walked out of a magazine cover. All polished, tall, dark haired, sharp features… in short, good [...]

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Fast

Utterly Exhausted.
Attachment to the palliative care team till 1pm. I’m nearly dead now, after they fired me with all sorts of questions about this and that. But they made us think a lot, made us alert, on our toes all the time. So, in a way, it was good. Though I still don’t particularly adore [...]

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Start up

So.
Tomorrow’s the last day of lazing around and I’m kinda glad that it’s finally over. I just can’t take it, sitting around, doing nothing except… rest. But then again, I was able to think over a lot of things during the past few days. Life has been hectic these past few months and it’s a [...]

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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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