II.IV.VI JOURNAL ENTRIES Journal entries from my rotation in emergency medicine: I go in to see a patient with a fever, headache, generalised muscle aches and a cough. She’s Ukrainian and doesn’t know a single word of English. Luckily enough, her husband is a Ukrainian doctor who boasts that he speaks five languages fluently, including English. Unluckily enough, he can’t […]
Emergency Medicine – First Day
II.IV.I FIRST DAY The day I started my rotation at the Emergency Department (ED), I could hardly believe it. It felt exactly like when I had started neurosurgery. First of all, this was gonna be my last rotation ever as a house officer. There I was, having barely even started, and I was already at the top of the junior […]
Privilege
II.II.VIII PRIVILEGE Halfway through my rotation, I started to realise what neurosurgery really entails. All the bureaucratic and administrative nonsense we dealt with on a daily basis was just clouding the bigger picture. The work that truly matters is the work happening down in the operating room. Neurosurgery is a specialty of extremes. When it goes well, the outcomes can […]
END OF FY 1
I finish my first year as a doctor, reflecting on how uncertainty, mistakes and hard-earned confidence shaped the clinician I am becoming.
Shining
I thrive in orthopaedics, form a close friendship and confront the favouritism and sexism in healthcare.
Orthopaedic Surgery – First Day
I begin my orthopaedics rotation, meet a chaotic new team and discover a surgical world built on speed, strength and bone.
Good Doctor
I learn that being a good doctor means treating the whole person, supporting the team and valuing every voice in patient care.
Losing Touch
I lose touch with myself amid medicine and emotional numbness, until an unexpected friendship helps me feel alive again.