Seriously, I am having the best time of my 4 years in medical school. Whoever said the elective period would be the best times of medical school got the diagnosis SPOT ON. The equivalent of the non-medical student's exchange period, we finally get to break away from our curriculum and for once dictate what we want to experience. I chose Plastic, ( Read more... )

Being 5 weeks into my forth year paediatrics posting, I think I can say with some certainty that I would not become a paediatrician in future. It is not so much a problem of working with kids; I think I can tolerate sick irritable kids more than stubborn drunk uncles who smoke 2 packets of cigarettes a day. I think I will not become a paediatrician ( Read more... )

Third for Play House 2008- the M4s.

Sigh, must say i was that little tiny weeny bit disappointed that our batch were not named slightly later during the awards ceremony, like perhaps, 2nd or something? We were apparently most talked about post-awards ceremony, but unfortunately we lost on two fronts. Firstly, the M5s were too united, and thus too ( Read more... )

"I am a medical student in shock after the OSCE examination in the morning. Take a quick history, perform relevant examinations and order the necessary investigations. Diagnose the condition and discuss the management."

History:

Station 2: Clinic setting, resident in charge. Diagnose and plan of management for 4 patients. GDM, IUGR, (freaking) ( Read more... )

Cortisol is running amok in my body ~ Sauyee
I am a fetus ~Shoba

I quote Mind Your Body today, page 10, the Mother of Symphony:

"The road to reach a good doctor isn't easy - you have to try your luck. I tried many times."

Is the state of the healthcare system in Singapore really this deplorable? Is it the State, the university, or the students' fault? Or are we just looking for someone to fault?