My Experience As A House Officer

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by aKho

in situations like these, its best to take a deep breath to calm urself, remember that this is not a permanent thing and there is a high probability that she is just having a bad day. shrug it off and be the better person.

in actual fact, i would rather lay her the smackdown. oh yeahhh! forget about the repercussions cos u know it's gonna feel gOod.

but in reality, i'll just suck it in, do what i'm told, and take it out on someone else later.

LOL! Actually, that's what I'm doing.

The only way to survive it is to suck it up and just carry on.

It's like a totally different world. Believe me when I say it's not a temporary issue. Other housemans and MOs have confirmed the same thing about these egomaniacs.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Giraffe }{unter

They are trying to break your spirit, break you down, then build you up to their specifications. good luck man

Err.. It's not the army.

Besides, you get it only from certain individuals. It's not an institutional policy.

[Trinity]

You will survive Adrain!!!

ARP #1

[GarPhreak]

Originally Posted by zy

hey .. boss triple posting .. no fair.. oh well .. you are not in the contest..

Haha... Give him a break... His life at the moment sounds so miserable...

How long is your housemanship and government service, Boss?

Actually, meeting egomaniacs is just part and parcel of life... What matters is how you deal with it, learn how to adapt and come out on top!

Well, here's wishing you all the best!

P.S. If you want an MC, you have to apply for leave... But you must apply for leave one week in advance... So you must know one week in advance whenever you're gonna get sick... Or you must suffer for one week before you can go on leave? By that time you probably won't be sick anymore!

[zy]

MCs are POS ..

to tell you the truth .. what i think of MCs..

let say you are a college student & havea terrible stomachache and miss class...
how are you gonna obtain an MC if you are in pain to walk or visit a doctor

[ZuePhok]

加油黄医生!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (gambatte doctor wong!)

all the best to you!

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Trinity

You will survive Adrain!!!

ARP #1

Hehe.. Thanks.

Well, considering the fact that many house officers survive the gruelling programme, I should be able to survive it.

The only question I have in my mind now is whether it's worth it for me to sacrifice so much in such insane working conditions?

Today, I just received news that starting from this Sunday, I will be on overnight calls every other day. Which means I will be working from 7:30am on Day 1 until 5pm on Day 2, followed by night rounds from 6:30pm till 9:30pm on Day 2.

This is repeated, ad nauseum. So, every 48 hours, I can only leave the hospital for approximately 10 hours.

I REALLY REGRET coming to the Melaka GH.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by GarPhreak

Haha... Give him a break... His life at the moment sounds so miserable...

How long is your housemanship and government service, Boss?

Actually, meeting egomaniacs is just part and parcel of life... What matters is how you deal with it, learn how to adapt and come out on top!

Well, here's wishing you all the best!

P.S. If you want an MC, you have to apply for leave... But you must apply for leave one week in advance... So you must know one week in advance whenever you're gonna get sick... Or you must suffer for one week before you can go on leave? By that time you probably won't be sick anymore!

My housemanship lasts approximately 20 months. Then I have to complete the government service of 4 years.

You are doing Pharmacy, right? That's a smart choice.. although you will also have to do government service. Still, your working condition should be very mild - the pharmacy only opens during working hours.

As for sick leaves, well, I assume that if you are sick, they will give you emergency leave. But they will either extend your housemanship or use the rest of your leaves.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by zy

MCs are POS ..

to tell you the truth .. what i think of MCs..

let say you are a college student & havea terrible stomachache and miss class...
how are you gonna obtain an MC if you are in pain to walk or visit a doctor

Well, in my college, they allow you a minimum attendence rate of 75%.

The other 25% is actually to be used as sick leave. If you are suffering from stomachache or a fever, you can just skip class. But they will mark you as absent.

Even if we give them MCs, they will still consider us absent. Only in situations where our attendence drops below 75% (and thus makes us ineligible for exams), will they consider the MCs.

If it's for something like surgery or chicken pox, they will make an exception and allow you to sit for the exam. Still, your attendence record stays below 75%.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by ZuePhok

加油黄医生!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (gambatte doctor wong!)

all the best to you!

Thanks!

Pray for me...