Becoming an HST meant far more than a new title – suddenly I was leading resus, guiding juniors and learning to carry real responsibility.
START OF HST 1
After a sleepless night shift, caffeine, awkward questions and one near-fumble, my HST interview ended with an unexpected result.
FOREWORD
Four years of higher specialist training begin – night shifts, exams, burnout, growth and the chaos and privilege of emergency medicine.
BST 2 – Q4: Journal Entries
Journal entries from my fourth quarter in my second year of basic emergency training.
Fallibility
I reflect on human fallibility in emergency medicine, the humility it demands and the flawed systems that make medical mistakes more likely.
BST 2 – Q3 Journal Entries
Journal entries from my third quarter in my second year of basic emergency training.
Equilibrium
After a perfect birthday week, I returned to an ED caught between grief, illness and recovery, somehow finding my balance in the chaos.
BST 2 – Q2 Journal Entries
Journal entries from my second quarter in my second year of basic emergency training.
BST 2 – Q1: Journal Entries
Journal entries from my first quarter in my second year of basic emergency training.
BST 1 – Q4: Journal Entries
Journal entries from my fourth quarter in my first year of basic emergency training.