Saturday, July 21, 2007

2 weeks in medical ward

haih...........2 weeks passed
my medicine posting still left with 6 weeks
then i have to sit for my final exam
but i still wondering around and do not care
our badge is different from our senior
bcoz we are in the new curriculum
seniors have their final exam after each posting
unlike them, we have to sit for exam of two posting together
really stress

in the first week in medical ward, i thought medicine posting quite free
coz most of the time we are wondering around the ward, chit chatting with the patients, help the h/o (houseman) doing some procedures
my mentor (an endocrinologist) was not around for the first week
so all my bedside teaching was canceled
i have no pressure at all in the first week

but when she came back in the second week
it was a disaster
everyone of my group was scolded
then only we realized that there are so many things we don't know
coz we cannot answer most of her questions

worst still i was the first person to present a long case
that was my first time, i really nervous
i learned history taking long time ago
but when i performed, i still did many mistakes
i forgot to ask many important question when clerking the patient
then when i presented my physical examination findings, she was not satisfied as well
i really need to improve

anyway she is a very good mentor although she is very strict
i am amazed by her knowledge in medicine
i am sure i will learn a lot under her guidance

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