What might be the
most wonderful feelings of a student life? Probably the one that you get after
finishing exams.It gets even magnified if you are a poor medical student. It is
like a universal truth. But this time I am feeling beyond the truth. Because I just
finished my 3rd year clinical posting and also done with formative exams. The
other reason might be transition from boring basic science lectures to more
practical, realistic and enjoyable exposure of clinical science,under the
shadow of loving faculties. Being the same, I am not an exception. That’s why
this blog is just a written form of those so called “wonderful feelings” after
completion of third year. I still remember the day when I was
entering my hospital on white coat as a 3rd year medical student.From that very
first day of clinical posting to this moment,so many things have got changed:
within myself and my hospital, leaving bunch of memorable and few unforgettable
imprints on my mind.
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Internal medicine was ocean of
knowledge. From those faculties who always seemed to be in rush, I learnt
little and found this posting quite hectic. Talking about hectic things just
attracts it more: law of attraction. So, Lets not talk about this posting much.
Paediatric ward was full of cute
babies whose vomit or even excreta doesn’t seems foul. I still remember those
silly moments of asking mothers about character of pain that baby is having,
saying that patient was oriented to Time, Place & Person, getting scolded
by dialogues like “This is the worst history I have ever heard!”, attending
morning rounds, among circle of 10 /15 senior doctors and presenting like a
mouse , being afraid of touching infants, saying S1S2 no murmur without having
stethoscope etc. were the funny moments that I can’t forget.
Gyne/Obstetrics was relatively
lighter than others. But those Villain like faculties, loud voice &
pinching words has made it so heavy. After finishing that ward, I am still
Wondering why so many things to study for just
single system and why so much for just a baby to come out of womb?? Nature is
mysterious, I must admit it. Personally, I never dared to see normal labour for
second time: after all it was horrible experience.
As a part of Lab/ER posting, I
found it more practical and straight forward. From that day of basic science
saying “Coccobacilli” as organism to this moment of performing different
diagnostic microbiological tests at laboratory, many things has got improved. I
used to feel like king after inserting a single cannula. We used to compete
with friends to draw blood. Few failure experiences and getting scolded by
patients for hurting them was also not uncommon: usual part of the journey.
Ortho was last posting and
probably the posting which changed my preferences of future in U-turn. Before
the posting, I used to think it as just fractures, lots of anatomy, playing
with screws, wires and plates like a carpenter. Initially I was worried for
anatomy, but found it most wonderful ward. I want to be an orthopaedic surgeon.
Because, Single patient stay for longer period, very few emergency operations
required, still you are a surgeon, analgesic alone can fight with most
of orthopedic diseases. After all personal life also counts.
Sometimes It’s good to be mad and
enjoy the few moments beyond the boundaries. Time is running so fast &
you are becoming more responsible day by day. Waking up late in the morning,
missing breakfast, taking history, writing logs, copying other group’s slides
by changing font and design, still presenting with full confidence were usual part
of this year. I think I became sick for more than hundred times just to bunk
the classes, I rarely attended ethics classes. Even night duty used to be fun
initially, and lastly going at 6 and coming at 7 had became our habit. Still we
learnt how much we were meant to be. I have heard good fame of my hospital a
lot. By this posting I got an opportunity to cross verify the fact. Yes, it was
right, I found it much better than expected. But still there remains few rooms
for improvement. Some areas for improvement through my eyes are:
Communication skills of staffs, aseptic condition in OT, faculty fulfillment,
long queue for OPD ticket etc.
But sometimes things are not that
much easy and lucrative as it seems from outside. As a medical student, you
almost never get holidays other than Saturday, there remains tons of
things to study in very short period, everybody expects your help, there
exists lots of loopholes being 1st batch
student. I think 3rd year
medical student is just the beginning of journey. You don’t know must of the
things but society thinks you must know everything. So usually saying “I don’t
know” is not feasible and practical. So you have to act like expert with
patients which is the most challenging part. I have seen patients being cured
and returning back to their home happily. I have seen patients dying in front
of my eyes. I have seen patients sharing non-medical problems which is
suffering them more than medical ones. Medical life is probably the mixed
experience of joy, sorrow, fun and exhaustion. by this time, I have come to the
terms & learned to enjoy it the way it is…
#ThankYou...
