2 more weeks of clinical specialties rotation left. How sad, especially since I just got into the swing of a clinical specialties schedules. Nevertheless though, I'm in surgical rotation next. Yeah to that then.
Anyway, I am dancing again. Ballet. I just realised how much I missed it since I left Singapore. Therefore, I would be joing the Hobart Dance Academy. It's so much fun. On to of that, I found a classmate who will be dancing with me too. Awesome. So the flame is stronger now, seeing that it had never dissappeared anyway. Just turned up the gas. In saying so, this means I will be busier then before. I'll manage for sure.
Coffee with first year next week. Hehe.
love,
Kathleen
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
School Thus Far
Yes, yes, I only blog periodically now. School started, blogging rate decrease. This seems to be an annual pattern. Schools been really fun with exceptions to minor road bumps. Meet really nice seniors who are coaching me for my practical examinations. Don't know how to tell them I really appreciate what they are doing, even though it is part of their portfolio to do teaching, but I really do.
Presentation is on next week. Preparing for it was a pain. Some people just makes excuses after excuses when they don't get their part of the work done and holds the whole team behind. Calls for a meeting to seek opinions but don't want to consider others opinions at all. And those who don't dare to give their opinion and makes me look like the bad person. Oh well, all sorts of people in the world afterall. At least I'm learning to sieve out people who are not worth being anything more than acquaintances. I didn't bother to argue too much about it anyway. Can't be bothered, not worth my effort.
On the bright side though, I am doing a research on the testing of inspired oxygen controller for infants. Looking forward to that. Been staying up late to get things done, which is superisingly working. Perphaps I've slept enough over the summer to make up for it.
I will blogg soon. Try to.
love,
Kathleen
Presentation is on next week. Preparing for it was a pain. Some people just makes excuses after excuses when they don't get their part of the work done and holds the whole team behind. Calls for a meeting to seek opinions but don't want to consider others opinions at all. And those who don't dare to give their opinion and makes me look like the bad person. Oh well, all sorts of people in the world afterall. At least I'm learning to sieve out people who are not worth being anything more than acquaintances. I didn't bother to argue too much about it anyway. Can't be bothered, not worth my effort.
On the bright side though, I am doing a research on the testing of inspired oxygen controller for infants. Looking forward to that. Been staying up late to get things done, which is superisingly working. Perphaps I've slept enough over the summer to make up for it.
I will blogg soon. Try to.
love,
Kathleen
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Back to school
This is the third week into school and I'm starting my clinical years with clinical specialties. I suppose it's kind of nice in a way that I get to revise my materials before hitting the ward. On the other hand though, some people have been dying to get into the hospital setting. Not me though. I am quite patience actually. I don't know. I'm keen on getting onto the wards but I suppose everyone should take turn. Plus, if I start and jump into the wards not knowing what I'm doing, it's quite a bit of a waste of time really. Worse still if I become addicted and can't focus on what I am meant to do currently. Don't bother explaining this to my classmates though. They did think that I'm trying to discourage them from learning.
Anyway, I do actually have a lot of work to catch up with at this stage. Ohh, and I'm being a very nice person this year somehow. I am volunteering to be the international student mentor and student mentor for the freshman. On top of that, I just put my hand up to share my second year rural week experience with the current second year. Shrugs. Something must have gotten into me.
Having too much to do is actually quite fun and addictive. It's been so so so long since I felt this way. I like this feeling of having too much to do though. Hmm. I must have gone a little bit crazy. Hahahaha.
Till next time.
love,
kathleen
Anyway, I do actually have a lot of work to catch up with at this stage. Ohh, and I'm being a very nice person this year somehow. I am volunteering to be the international student mentor and student mentor for the freshman. On top of that, I just put my hand up to share my second year rural week experience with the current second year. Shrugs. Something must have gotten into me.
Having too much to do is actually quite fun and addictive. It's been so so so long since I felt this way. I like this feeling of having too much to do though. Hmm. I must have gone a little bit crazy. Hahahaha.
Till next time.
love,
kathleen
Monday, January 31, 2011
Year 2011
The new year have started and I've yet to blog anything about it. But I'm doing it now so it counts to it anyway.
The year started with EAMSC 2011 Bangkok, Thailand. Awesome event. Made really good new friends from various countries, got to tour Bangkok a little, enjoyed good food and learnt somethings about adolescent health. So thats good. An entire week of fun.
So I'm blogging right now in the lecture. It's introduction, so I'm not missing much. For thoes who missed my blog for the past year, I'm currently starting 3rd year medcine, 1st clinical year. New area to get into, new style of teaching and learning, and a whole new set of assigments for the year. With the new found motivation and inspiration from my summer experience, I'm so ready to start 3rd year. Oh, and there is also a new wardrobe to go along to fit my new outfit rules. Monday and Wednesday causual, and formal for Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays.
Anyway, the lecture is finishing soon so I need to stop blogging. I've moved to a new place and it's good.
Oh. Hahaha. Quote from my first introduction lecture today (I'm having an entire week of it).
The change in mindset from pre clinical to clinical year.
1st and 2nd year: (Mum) Do I have to do this?
3rd year: What can I get from this?
So yeah, till next time when I actually find some time. Hahaha.
love,
kathleen
The year started with EAMSC 2011 Bangkok, Thailand. Awesome event. Made really good new friends from various countries, got to tour Bangkok a little, enjoyed good food and learnt somethings about adolescent health. So thats good. An entire week of fun.
So I'm blogging right now in the lecture. It's introduction, so I'm not missing much. For thoes who missed my blog for the past year, I'm currently starting 3rd year medcine, 1st clinical year. New area to get into, new style of teaching and learning, and a whole new set of assigments for the year. With the new found motivation and inspiration from my summer experience, I'm so ready to start 3rd year. Oh, and there is also a new wardrobe to go along to fit my new outfit rules. Monday and Wednesday causual, and formal for Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays.
Anyway, the lecture is finishing soon so I need to stop blogging. I've moved to a new place and it's good.
Oh. Hahaha. Quote from my first introduction lecture today (I'm having an entire week of it).
The change in mindset from pre clinical to clinical year.
1st and 2nd year: (Mum) Do I have to do this?
3rd year: What can I get from this?
So yeah, till next time when I actually find some time. Hahaha.
love,
kathleen
Saturday, December 18, 2010
My Playground
Today is the last day of my surgical rotation and it ended with three back to back sugery. Loved that. So throughout this week I've been in surgery observing and helping around with little things. At the end of my rotation, I have made a decision. The decision is that the operating theater is my playground. So thoes who looking at buying me presents, don't get too offened if I do not look to surprised with my gifts. Trust me, I will love them all. But unless you sudden find the means to buy me an operating theater with all the equipments and materials intact, top it off with so plastice people for me to practise on, I won't be all crazy over it. Haha.
Anyway, I had a really good week and felt that I really learnt alot medically and non-medically. I really felt comfortable, as if surgery is the right thing for me to be doing and that I really liked it. Also, I realised from this week that maybe, just maybe, I am actually a crazy workaholic who will grow up to live and breathe my career. The hospital I work in will probably be my second home that I would spend long hours in. And at the end of the long day when I finally can't find excuses for myself to stay on, I will find it fullfilling. Then, it will start all over again and I will be the first one in the next day. I think thats what I see myself doing when I grow up and I'm going to like that.
I don't know what to say, so I just smile.
Love,
kathleen
Anyway, I had a really good week and felt that I really learnt alot medically and non-medically. I really felt comfortable, as if surgery is the right thing for me to be doing and that I really liked it. Also, I realised from this week that maybe, just maybe, I am actually a crazy workaholic who will grow up to live and breathe my career. The hospital I work in will probably be my second home that I would spend long hours in. And at the end of the long day when I finally can't find excuses for myself to stay on, I will find it fullfilling. Then, it will start all over again and I will be the first one in the next day. I think thats what I see myself doing when I grow up and I'm going to like that.
I don't know what to say, so I just smile.
Love,
kathleen
Monday, December 13, 2010
Surgery
Today is my first day of surgical rotation in my elective in Malaysia. I loved it. I love helping in surgery, watching surgery and I think I will love doing surgery even more. I learnt so much today I don't even know where to start. I think I will really become a surgeon when I grow up. I know I said that before but it feels so me when I'm in the surgery. And the learning bit, makes me feel that I'm alive, makes me feel that I'm really me. The feeling is amazing. You have to had experience it to know what I'm talking about. I'm so high right now cause I just came out from watching a total thyroid removal and helped in the abscess drainage on a breast. It's awesome.
Anyway, my day start with a code blue. Never seen one before. I stood in a corner with my eyes wide open and trying to see everything while trying to keep out of everyone's way at the same time. It's busy like crazy. That actually rhymed. Haha. Anyway, code blue, as a med student, the best thing to do is to just stay out of people's way unless you get called for. Which you never will. Want to know why? Because you are a med student and you don't know anything. You are like the most useless person in the room. And it's true. Just stand there and learn. And stay out of the way. Oh, and I just realised today that CPR is actually really tiring. I saw them sweating after doing CPR.
Then we have to break a bad news to a patient. Like a really really bad news. I don't think I want to talk about it today. But breaking bad news is like part of being a doctor isn't it. Not everyone can be helped. We have our limits and it is important to acknowledge that.
Then we went to surgery. I watched an thyroid removal. It is a four hours long surgery. But you know what is the magic about it? You don't even realised that you were there for four hours. Its awesome. Then I learnt about anesthesiology things and the importance of looking after the patient even after the surgery. The things to look out for, and the way the patient behaves when they are waking up. Mind blowing. After that, I helped in a breast abscess drainage. It was like a tiny thing but it was still great. Didn't end my day till 9pm though. But totally worth it.
Anyway, I think live and breathe medicine. I don't even know why I was in medicine. It was a gut instinct. But I stepped in, and never looked back ever since.
love,
kathleen
Anyway, my day start with a code blue. Never seen one before. I stood in a corner with my eyes wide open and trying to see everything while trying to keep out of everyone's way at the same time. It's busy like crazy. That actually rhymed. Haha. Anyway, code blue, as a med student, the best thing to do is to just stay out of people's way unless you get called for. Which you never will. Want to know why? Because you are a med student and you don't know anything. You are like the most useless person in the room. And it's true. Just stand there and learn. And stay out of the way. Oh, and I just realised today that CPR is actually really tiring. I saw them sweating after doing CPR.
Then we have to break a bad news to a patient. Like a really really bad news. I don't think I want to talk about it today. But breaking bad news is like part of being a doctor isn't it. Not everyone can be helped. We have our limits and it is important to acknowledge that.
Then we went to surgery. I watched an thyroid removal. It is a four hours long surgery. But you know what is the magic about it? You don't even realised that you were there for four hours. Its awesome. Then I learnt about anesthesiology things and the importance of looking after the patient even after the surgery. The things to look out for, and the way the patient behaves when they are waking up. Mind blowing. After that, I helped in a breast abscess drainage. It was like a tiny thing but it was still great. Didn't end my day till 9pm though. But totally worth it.
Anyway, I think live and breathe medicine. I don't even know why I was in medicine. It was a gut instinct. But I stepped in, and never looked back ever since.
love,
kathleen
Friday, December 10, 2010
The Feeling of Guilt
So today is the last day of my pediatric rotation. Anyway, for the entire week, I've been constantly quizzed about random stuffs that I had studied but forgotten.
First question on the way to rounds. What did you read last night? Opps. I shook my head. I read about aspergers syndrome but I'm not about to tell him that. He will think I'm weird.
I felt pretty bad about not knowing answers to simple questions. For example, what is the side effect of gentamycin? The answer was nephrotoxicity. Simple questions. Then staff nurses couldn't answer but that was a bit expected but he looked very disappointed that I couldn't answer it either.
Then he asked me what are the most common organism that causes pneumonia in neonates and toddlers. I don't know the answer. So he told me after awhile like 3 room visits later. Then I ask why. Guess what answer I got? Don't question the teacher why when you yourself haven't' done the reading. It just shows your weakness. Embarrassing for me because he told me off in front of the stuff nurse. I'm sure he would use the word lazy on me if the nurse weren't there.
But after rounds, he told me he doesn't know how to teach me because I don't do my readings. BANG!!! That hurt. I didn't say anything because it is true right? How to help someone who is not helping herself. Damn it. The acting medical director of the hospital thinking that I am lazy is not good. He probably thinks I'm pretty stupid too. Shrugs.
He then brought me to watch a cesarean. Highlight of the week. When we came out, he smiled at me and said that he was scared that I was going to faint at the sight of blood. Anyway, that op was amazing. There is this sense of joy and miracle when the baby was delivered.
After that he sent me off with the visiting peds surgeon. So I got to watch three of the same operation that I don't think I want to name at this stage. It's a minor surgery but not for those who are undergoing it. One really screamed and cried.
It was a great and inspiring rotation. At least I'm not too scared of kids anymore. But I felt really guilty after this week though. Should start studying harder. No denying that I am pretty lazy for the past two years school work wise. I got the grades I got because of some kind of little smartness and instincts. Would have done better if I start actually start studying. So I'm going to start now. Study some basic peds stuffs. At least the questions he asked.
Maybe I should walk up to him on my last day of my attachment and tell him all the answers to his questions. Should I? Maybe it's not too nice to do that. I don't know.
love,
kathleen
First question on the way to rounds. What did you read last night? Opps. I shook my head. I read about aspergers syndrome but I'm not about to tell him that. He will think I'm weird.
I felt pretty bad about not knowing answers to simple questions. For example, what is the side effect of gentamycin? The answer was nephrotoxicity. Simple questions. Then staff nurses couldn't answer but that was a bit expected but he looked very disappointed that I couldn't answer it either.
Then he asked me what are the most common organism that causes pneumonia in neonates and toddlers. I don't know the answer. So he told me after awhile like 3 room visits later. Then I ask why. Guess what answer I got? Don't question the teacher why when you yourself haven't' done the reading. It just shows your weakness. Embarrassing for me because he told me off in front of the stuff nurse. I'm sure he would use the word lazy on me if the nurse weren't there.
But after rounds, he told me he doesn't know how to teach me because I don't do my readings. BANG!!! That hurt. I didn't say anything because it is true right? How to help someone who is not helping herself. Damn it. The acting medical director of the hospital thinking that I am lazy is not good. He probably thinks I'm pretty stupid too. Shrugs.
He then brought me to watch a cesarean. Highlight of the week. When we came out, he smiled at me and said that he was scared that I was going to faint at the sight of blood. Anyway, that op was amazing. There is this sense of joy and miracle when the baby was delivered.
After that he sent me off with the visiting peds surgeon. So I got to watch three of the same operation that I don't think I want to name at this stage. It's a minor surgery but not for those who are undergoing it. One really screamed and cried.
It was a great and inspiring rotation. At least I'm not too scared of kids anymore. But I felt really guilty after this week though. Should start studying harder. No denying that I am pretty lazy for the past two years school work wise. I got the grades I got because of some kind of little smartness and instincts. Would have done better if I start actually start studying. So I'm going to start now. Study some basic peds stuffs. At least the questions he asked.
Maybe I should walk up to him on my last day of my attachment and tell him all the answers to his questions. Should I? Maybe it's not too nice to do that. I don't know.
love,
kathleen
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