housemanship (part2)

My second posting was medical, the most chaotic place in every hospital. But it was bread and butter of medicine. Unfortunately we only have 4-6 houseman at the time. You can imagine my calls in a month. 12 to 14 calls a month. It was crazy…. We cover everything. At a time one houseman would have 20 to 30 patients under him. I had 20 to 30 patients under me. It was scary. I can’t imagine my MOs feeling. Drinking coffee, coke, latte, mocha, they were my driving force during calls. But no matter how busy one was, it was still fun. (I know, u you might think I am some kinda nut, but it was fun – why – because of the staff here, my colleges, my bosses – all of them made a huge difference. I thank God that my specialist that was in charged of the housemans was very very very understanding. She had even implemented shift system because she saw us tiring and burning out. But that did not work out. However it’s the thought that counts, the acknowledgement that we were working hard and the appreciation that keep me going).

Of cause there were screw ups here and there, scolding every now and then, arguments and quarrels, break downs, its not a bed of roses, rather a bed of torns with one or two roses in between. Quoting my cardiologist – you learn through your mistakes but better if you learn through other people’s mistake. (one thing I wanna stress is that you need a very very very good support system if you can’t take it. It doesn’t matter if its ur family, friends, girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, fuck buddy, porn, smoking, alcohol, drugs. As long if it get u through the day sanely. Now I know why the doctors in greys anatomy are so horny)