My Experience As A House Officer - Page 5

Dashken · 13th Jun 2005, 08:41 PM

Don't tease him until like that la Trin.

Trinity · 13th Jun 2005, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dashken

Don't tease him until like that la Trin.

LOL

I wasn't teasing hahaha, I thought he could "comiserate" with the show.

That black lady boss they call "the nazi"...

Trinity · 13th Jun 2005, 11:47 PM

But anyway... I think they are kinda putting you thru a hazeing...

Should get better soon i think.

Adrian Wong · 13th Jun 2005, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Trinity

They got this new tv show called Greys anatomy here in the US. Adrian you ever see it... I think you would like it.

http://abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy/

bt

Ooh! Grey's Anatomy - the Bible of anatomists.

Adrian Wong · 13th Jun 2005, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Trinity

But anyway... I think they are kinda putting you thru a hazeing...

Should get better soon i think.

Actually, it's not hazing. It's just that they do not have enough house officers. So, everyone has to do calls every other day.

It's also due to a stupid policy to review patients THREE times a day. I'm in the Obs ward where patients' condition generally don't change much. So, reviewing them three times a day is just wasting time and exhausting the house officers.

As for the weird attitudes of some MOs and specialists, well, it's just that some of them have really big egos.. and a bad case of superiority complex. Just because they come from a prestigious university (in their opinion or otherwise), they immediately assume you are inferior and do their best in putting you down.

But I guess that's common in a lot of workplaces.

Andrew · 14th Jun 2005, 12:07 AM

Such experiences are common every where and not only in the medical field.

It's how you cope with it and how you emerge from it that determines the type of character that you are. So, stop looking at it as a problem or something that annoys you; consider it more as a challenge and tell yourself, "I'm better than this, and I won't make the mistakes this schmuck of a MO is making with me!"

Adrian Wong · 14th Jun 2005, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

Such experiences are common every where and not only in the medical field.

It's how you cope with it and how you emerge from it that determines the type of character that you are. So, stop looking at it as a problem or something that annoys you; consider it more as a challenge and tell yourself, "I'm better than this, and I won't make the mistakes this schmuck of a MO is making with me!"

Agreed. Like I said, this is common in most workplaces.

All I want everyone to know is that medicine is NO EXCEPTION to the rule.

For all the talk about it being an honourable profession and how we all sacrifice for humanity, well, it's certainly sobering to see we are all still a bunch of insecure egomaniacs.

GarPhreak · 14th Jun 2005, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

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.

Yeah, struggling through it actually...

Wanted to do Medicine too originally, but can't afford it. Guess I wouldn't have been able to do it either, seeing how badly I'm doing right now.

Oh well... I guess you're right, my housemanship [if I graduate] would be lots easier than yours!

Gosh, Boss, with your workload and all, can you really make it to the ARP BBQ this year?

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Originally Posted by wodenus

Well.. think of it this way.. you get to see more women in a day than most of us will in a lifetime

Yeah, well, I'd pass...

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

For all the talk about it being an honourable profession and how we all sacrifice for humanity, well, it's certainly sobering to see we are all still a bunch of insecure egomaniacs.

ROTFL!!!

wodenus · 14th Jun 2005, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Well, try swinging by the labour ward. You will see what I mean.

I think it's good for people to see real labours going on. I think it will make people appreciate the sacrifice women make giving birth to their children.

I dunno.. didn't seem to me that they had a choice in the matter.. it's not as if you can give birth any other way. I'm sure at least some people would pass on the sacrifice if they could.

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Yeah, pap smears are done in gynae...

Well then you get to see a cervix. Up close. And you get paid for it. Nothing wrong with those women, right ?

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Well, join our "noble" profession and you will get the opportunity to do so. Although I doubt the privilege is worth such a sacrifice.

Wish I could.. did have the grades for it

Dashken · 14th Jun 2005, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by wodenus

Well then you get to see a cervix. Up close. And you get paid for it. Nothing wrong with those women, right ?

What's with you and cervix man...?

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