July 2020 - THE ROVING DOCTOR

Added on July 28, 2020 Foundation Year 1 , Emergency Surgery

Head Start

I.I.II HEAD START As I figured, my classmates-now-colleagues were pretty much in the same boat. We definitely weren’t in Kansas anymore. Some got off on the wrong foot with their firms, some couldn’t quite find their footing, and some would put their foot in their mouth at every given chance. Basically, feet weren’t on our side when we started off. […]

Added on July 21, 2020 Foundation Year 1 , Emergency Surgery

Emergency Surgery – First Day

I.I.I FIRST DAY Emergency surgery… my first rotation ever. Ah, what a time that was. One of the best and worst periods of my life, I gotta say. After two weeks of shadowing the other house officers and trying to learn as much as possible about how the hospital works, it was finally time for them to move on and […]

Added on July 14, 2020 Foundation Year 1 , Journal of a Junior Doctor

START OF FY 1

START OF FY I I could hardly believe that my five years in med school were over. Med school didn’t end with applause or closure – we were still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. It felt like a door had closed behind me without asking if I was ready. I stepped forward anyway. Before starting this new journey, we […]

Added on July 7, 2020 Journal of a Junior Doctor , Medicine

FOREWORD

FOREWORD Welcome to my mind, all you crazy, beautiful people! Are you ready for round 2? I wrote this journal during my days as a Foundation Doctor from 2020 to 2022, recounting my tales in and out of hospital. This is about how I started my medical career, but it’s also about coming to terms with the many life lessons I was forced […]