Journal entries from my fourth quarter in my first year of basic emergency training.
BST 1 – Q3: Journal Entries
Journal entries from my third quarter in my first year of basic emergency training.
BST 1 – Q2: Journal Entries
Journal entries from my second quarter in my first year of basic emergency training.
Feedback
A candid medical memoir on feedback, training, low pay, night shifts, burnout, responsibility and the reality behind emergency medicine.
BST 1 – Q1: Journal Entries
Journal entries from my first quarter in my first year of basic emergency training.
Healing
II.III.VI BELONGING Despite my initial reluctance and the many trials and tribulations I had to deal with during those three months, I have to admit that geriatric medicine was, by far, my favourite rotation. I don’t think there will ever be another time in my career where I’ll experience the same firm dynamic I had with Dr Pops, Rosaline, and […]
Geriatric Medicine – First Day?
II.III.I FIRST DAY? My next rotation would be in a specialty I never quite liked. One I was kinda forced to choose in order to get neurosurgery and general surgery. One I’d be stuck with for three months. Geriatric medicine. Blech. Imagine going from this wannabe hardcore neurosurgical trainee to working in a hospital for the elde… zzzzz. Sorry, I […]
General Surgery – First Day
II.I.I FIRST DAY The beginning of my second foundation year felt a bit like a fresh start. I’d be working in general surgery once again, but this time round I’d be doing it in a different hospital, on the island of Gozo. Gozo happens to be Malta’s quieter, greener, and more introspective sibling – an island that moves at its […]
START OF FY 2
START OF FY II One year over and done with, another one to go. I was looking forward to this year more than the previous one – for many reasons. First of all, I had managed to get most of the rotations I wanted, which included my two favourite specialties: neurosurgery and emergency medicine. You see, whilst neurosurgery was always […]
Orthopaedic Surgery – Journal Entries
Journal entries from my rotation in orthopaedic surgery.