Phase 2

Gosh, its been ages since my last post. and here i am, in the first part of my clinical phase. 4 weeks of introduction to history taking, abdominal/cvs/respi/ bla bla bla examination techniques. and the rest is rotations of 6 weeks each in different wards of different disciplines.

so far, it has been a very interesting experience. making my few first encounter with a real patient. having the opportunity to create this special bond with real human. not just sit in the lecture theatre learning things theoretically. being in the hospital, i really feel like home.

been spending 2 nights for the past 3 weeks for pt clerking. appendicitis, DM, and the rest are other basic and common cases. looking forward for more interesting cases to clerk in the near future. and really anticipating to help the senior in the OT assisting them in minor or even major surgeries. huhu. that would be a very very valuable input.

credits to afiqah :D

well, we are almost done with our introduction phase of the first 4 weeks of Phase 2. Im getting ready and prepping myself up for my groups first posting; Medicine! which is of course what im expecting for as a first posting. hehe. then it would be paeds, then surgery, then ortho.. and im not even sure if that's in the correct sequence, hehe.

gonna double up my efforts soon. medicine is a very scary field once you've done half way. you're gonna realize how vital it is to be fully equipt with knowledge and clinical skills. there's no other way to improve than to read read read, clerk clerk clerk, examine examine examine. no cutting corners!

wish me luck, and to those having opinions on the medical course in this country, whatever it is, if ur rezeki and correct nawaitu is there, what else you wanna complain about, it is as simple as

'a good doctor will prevail while the other will fail'

amen.

Thankful

Monday, tuesday, and wednesday;
went through so much mental and physical torture.

and when i came to collect my results today,
it was worth it, every single tear and every single headaches,
i passed weyyy.

and that marks the end of my pre-clinical phase,
gonna say hello to 3rd year of medic school in March.

until then, happy holidays guys! :D

Day 1

the examination hall was totally in utter shock.
everyone was caught off guard
when we flipped through the 50+ pages of our first paper for this professional exam

we were speechless
to see all those pharmaco and microbe's question
and life cycle for a trematode? thank God i remembered the infective stage, atleast.

but overall, it was way better than how i did during my first year
hoping for the best for OSPE tomorrow

on the bright side, we're gonna enter a new month soon
and u know what that means...

*kach$ng kach$ng*

Last sprint

Professional Exams starts tomorrow
why do i feel like my clinical phase is so far away?

Wordless Wednesday

Pooped

;i really am
can feel that pulsating and throbbing sensation in my head every 5 seconds
trying to jam all those informations into my head
poor u brain, im sorry, i promise to give you a break after we finish
just dont give up on me now.

everything is still going according to plans
excluding my diet and personal hygiene matters of course
so much of information, so little time maahhh.
eventhough im a lil bit late in my schedule
but i think i can manage it

*uhuk*.. i CAN manage it.

there you go, showing a lil bit of what they call 'law of attraction'
its all in your mind.

Changing Gears

Professional Exam Countdown : 7 days

Condition : increase activation of sympathetic activity, change in GI function and diet, distorted circadian rhytm, emotionally unstable, mumbling out facts spontaneously, trying to come out with a dx everytime someone complains any kind of symptoms, visible mild periorbital puffiness.

seriously everynight for the past 2 nights, i've been telling myself and memorizing facts to sleep. and waking up few hours later being so scared and anxious of wasting so much time on sleep. going pretty much cuckoo i must say.

but its all gonna be worth it. so far im confident with my pace. am gonna do this. am not gonna aim for a mere pass this year. i am gonna aim for that spot in the rankings.

and now i feel like i need a bar of Mars.