Officially a Med Student
Saturday, March 7th, 2009And, its sunk in.
Its 3 weeks into the course.
I am now a doctor-in-training. And its so different to everything that i’ve been through before.
Not in a bad way, though. Just.. not exactly what I was expecting.
The book work hasnt really started. I mean, the hard-core memorising biology stuff has not come out - much - in lectures.So far we’ve briefly covered complement, inflammation, cell death (necrosis, apoptosis), fracture and wound healing.
However, Clinical Skills (CS)- the one where they teach you to conduct a consultation + various basic medical examinations - and Healthcare in the Community (HIC) are pretty much going at full steam.
Our first interview with a patient - asking about their illness and effects on their lives - is scheduled for next week. Mine’s on Tuesday. Its going to be interesting.
I … still feel like … I will never really understand the empathy thing. Its … hard to pick out feelings from the person (not patient, but person) that i’m practising my consultation skills on. Doubly so when theres information i need to find out - and thats where my focus tends to be.
Studying for a purpose now - its not really about the exams, its about knowing the human body as a prerequisite for healing it - well, honestly, so far its not made much difference in my study habits. but there is more motivation to learn.
Studies aside, I’m picking up social squash, meaning not getting coached and stuff, just playing with friends. trying to keep up with uni badminton, and i may start A pool again. playing the sax on weekends. tutoring physics 1x a week.
It promises to be a full year.
Wish me luck?
