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General Medicine – First Day

I.III.I FIRST DAY Next up would be my rotation in general medicine – having chosen gastroenterology as my subspecialty. I’d be working under one of my favourite consultants, Dr Sugar – with whom I’d had the pleasure of shadowing during my days as a med student. My first year as a doctor was shaping up to be a great one! Together […]

Added on October 20, 2020 Foundation Year 1 , Neurology

Neurology – First Day

I.II.I FIRST DAY My first rotation had come and gone. On my last day, it felt almost surreal leaving the ward. The surgical department had truly become my home. I’d spent the better part of three months wandering those halls, making idle chit-chat with the staff, working my ass off. I’d built a life there, and now I had to […]

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 […]