Just finished my long case clinical examination a few hours ago! That's why Im free to spare some time in blogging, besides I also need some relaxation period to calm down my mind.
Lets ask yourself some questions:
Have you ever feel that your life is always full of obstacles?
Have you envious of others because their journeys are much easy and smooth as compared to yours?
Personally, I did felt that way! Especially when I tend to get the scariest, strict-est, high-ranking Profs as my supervisors/examiners in each postings. Don't ask me why. I...just...tend...to...be...SO "LUCKY"!!! At first I was feeling really frustrated: Why always me??? But, as time goes by, posting by posting... I was able to recognize that its actually a blessing in disguise. Seriously, its such a strong motivational force to urge me to be more hardworking, always push myself to study more, read more, clerk more patients and learn from them. Without having that fear & anxiety of failing or getting scold by specialists during exam, I won't be that motivated on pushing myself to the extreme. So, in the end of the story, no matter what the outcome will be, Im still thankful for any scary Profs that made me learn so much in each and every postings. Just wish that the knowledges can stay longer in my brain:) Hopefully the knowledge that I equipped will be helpful when I start my work as a HO in one year time.
Obstetric & Gynaecology, its one of the toughest major posting that I've been through. Reason is that we were not exposed to much O&G stuffs during our first 3 years of medical studies. That means its actually our very first time to learn everything about pregnancy, and how to manage a patient from any antepartum>intrapartum>postpartum complications. I was being put into a Heavenly Team A, in which the specialist will listen patiently to our case presentation, discuss and teach us alot! Utmost grateful for that^^ It's also the only posting that we will be given chances to improve our skills of blood taking, setting IV lines etc etc. Although oncalls were such a torture, but nevertheless, its a good exposure to us to anticipate how our HO life will be when we are working in O&G department later. We had 2 weekday oncalls(6pm-6am) and 1 weekend oncall(24hours), when we need to fulfill logbook requirements of conducting 5 normal deliveries. That's the most messy yet exciting and interesting part. For me, the most enjoyable moment is watching the mother cuddling the newborn in her arm after endured hours of pain and torture. That could simply moved me to tears. Of course, it also reminded me of how my mother suffered through the pain to give birth to me and my siblings. Labour pain, I heard that its actually beyond and transcends all the pain existed in this world.
6 weeks ended like rockety fast! Im gonna miss those moments of oncalls, where I sit beside moms in labor, chatting with them to somehow distract them from labour pain, and encouraging them to push when they start the delivery process. Thinking back, when I was assisting HOs to do suture at 3am and I was practically falling asleep while standing, that was hilarious! Not to forget about the BABIES!!! Looking at you with such innocent eyes after they just survived tunneling through the birth canal. Nevermind, I will meet with more BABIES starting from next week>entering Paediatric soon, which is my final posting in 4th year!^^
This is the thing: Although I may complain relentlessly about how miserable my life in USMkk might be, I still love my medical school. Simply because it has a good teaching policy, a student-friendly teaching hospital, specialists that are so willing to teach, and cooperative patients! Its still one of the best medical school in Malaysia, I must say. So, a message to myself and also juniors who are reading this, cherish and grab every learning opportunity given to you in USMkk Medical School, and may all of us succeed in our career in terms of providing service and taking care of the sick! Never to forget our starting point of chasing this dream: to help cure the sick, or at least relief their sufferings.
Wow, this is really alot! Better stop here, strive for my MCQ paper in 2 days time!
Tata~
