2009-05-17 - 12:37 a.m.
whilst waiting for House to load, here i am again!
anyways, 'school' has become much more interesting in comparison to the mundane daily lectures of M1 and M2. i enjoy talking to the patients and getting to know them better, and honestly dont mind spending an hour just chatting. but i guess most of my classmates aren't like that.
basically what we're suppose to acquire over these seven weeks are the skills of history taking and physical examination. naturally, to cover more patients usually equates to increased experience and proficiency in asking questions and PE manouvers. and that'd mean as little time as possible chatting about medically irrelevant things.
i dont like that mindset, and maybe that's why i'm not as happy as i want to be. but it's something i have to accept. medical students are inherently crazy hardworkers and kiasu people. more often than not, it's the 'me' that matters.
so i havent 'learnt' as much as others. but what's the purpose of this race? there're three whole years to get things polished and well-oiled for the real deal. our form of giving back and appreciating the patients' willingness to allow us to prod them with our inexperienced fingers shouldn't just be a 'thank you' or a 'hope you have a speedy recovery'. i think it should be by accompanying them for at least awhile, listening to their problems or stories [which are quite interesting!], visiting them in the following days, just to be there. the presence of someone else is definitely comforting, to know that people care about them.
just my three cents worth.
anwyays, i'm sure i'm being paranoid, but i've been getting chest pains - on both sides, but not at the same time, and epigastric pain. sometimes it happens at the back, and the shoulders.
typically points to a problem with heart function. though i'm obviously well enough to rule out a heart attack :b but it always comes back. sigh. so many health issues.
okay back to House.
Previously...
- - 2009-11-23
- - 2009-10-08
- - 2009-07-25
- - 2009-05-17
- - 2009-04-26
