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Time is
indeed moving too fast. Right now, I'm already on my sixth month as a
resident in the Department of Internal Medicine. Half-a-year is down, two
and a half years to go before I finish my training. And on my
"semi-anniversary", I think it is just right for me to say something about my
experiences, some may be memorable and some may be "forgettable".
My residency
training has taught me a lot of things. Not only did I learn the proper
management of different cases at the wards, but I also learned how to grow as a
physician and as a fellow resident as well.
At first, I
really hard a hard time coping with and adjusting to the new lifestyle that I
got into six months ago. I thought, can I really handle cases and actually
cure my patients? How will I be able to handle the pressure and workload,
considering the fact that I will be in the most toxic department in the hospital
which has actually produced competent internists in town? Can I also be
like them?
These questions
were answered as I continue my training as a first year resident. Everyday, as I
make rounds with my patients, I learned new things - not only those that can be
found in the book, but can be learned from experiences. Dealing with
different kinds of patients and folks can be as toxic as dealing with different
kinds of diseases. Treating myocardial infarction, for example, can
sometimes be as difficult as dealing with toxic folks. But then, it is
only through these people whom you will learn to extend your patience and to
determine to work harder, not to empress them, but to treat their patients.
On the other
hand, dealing with toxic cases can also be, sometimes, as tough as dealing with
your co-residents. Of course, I'm happy that I belong to the family of the
department of internal medicine of CLMMRH. I'm also glad to have my
seniors who are eager to teach me tackle my cases at the wards and doing my job
as a first year resident, which I appreciate a lot. But then, we may
sometimes have our own differences. First, we all have different
backgrounds in life. Sometime, we may have misunderstandings, which, good
to stay, are well taken care of by open communication and "open mindedness".
Second, we all have different personalities that make us different from each
other. Some of us may be the obsessive-compulsive type, some are the
passive and silent type, and some may be the arrogant and bossy type. But the
common denominator is that, we are one family now, and whether we like it or
not, we will continue teaching and learning from each other and understanding
one another.
So first six
months in medicine is indeed a good learning experience and I'm still looking
forward for more, and learn more from it. |
