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Day 1

First day of medicine posting today.. friggin shack. And it's my first time to AH. The place isn't that bad. I had expected it to be more run down, but it was renovated i think. Prolly cos it's such a small hospital, everyone there seems so lazy, events seem to unfold at their own pace, and there's nothing much going on at any time, compared to the flurry of activity at NUH. So we found this seminar room with air con, water dispenser, comfy seats and computers. Looks like we're gonna spend a lot of time in this room from now on.

It's so hard arranging a tutorial with the tutors. I get the impression that doctors abhor medical students. We are pests. And it's merely the first day yet they tell us horror stories of house officers breaking down, how proficient we have to be by the end of these 6 weeks, basically a lot of pep talk.

At least not the entire day was wasted, cos our tutor wasn't bad. Thought he made the neurological exam quite simple to understand. Finally know what a clonus is..haha. The patients we met today were cooperative too. But.. haiz.. i wanted to plonk down and sleep as soon as he was done. Mebbe it's the hot weather, or the sweat, but i was so tired. Still had to go for tuition after that. Day 1 burnt.

posted by Alvin @ 12:19 AM |