Medical students, interns, and SHO's..
You know what I don't understand? It's how easily docs forget that there was a day when they were med students too..
I've started my rotation in internal medicine last week (and if you want to know, it's really hard, very demanding, and absolutely stressful). Anyway, part of our rotation we have patients whom we are assigned too, that we need to follow up everyday. We're also required to be oncall until midnight every few days. You're given an oncall bleep and the oncall intern (which is the first year after graduation), and the oncall SHO are supposed to page the students whenever there's an acute case in the emergency room.
Now, is any of them being helpful? Nope, most of them anyway. It's funny how those interns forgot that only 3 months ago they were students worrying about passing their MD exams, and now they don't even bother to help us. You ask them for something silly, they tell you their busy, you ask them to page you if a new case shows up, they never bother. Same goes for the SHO's, they tell you they're too busy to remember to page you, and even when you are around, a lot don't bother to answer your questions, or to explain to you what they're doing. Like I said, not everyone is the same, you do find those who are eager to teach, who try to get you involved because they realize that in less than a year, those students are going to be interns, and so they need the proper practice.
One of my colleagues was presenting in the morning meeting a few days ago (which the consultants ask for, again because we are going to be interns soon), and my friend hears one of the inters say 'wow a 7th year is presenting ha, that should be something'. Very sarcastic, and I'm sorry but it's not like they've mastered the skills of presenting a case, and it's not like they all passed with flying colours, and even if they did, it does not give them the right to treat medical students the way they do.
Had to let it out, it's been really bugging me this whole week!
Posted by Noors at 8:30 AM
4 Comments
interesting always wondered how it would feel if i was a doc.. great adn well written blog.
It helps to let it all out every now and then, you know :)
Well, I have heard so many stories similar to the one you posted about in here.
Allow me to say that the remark your friend heard was very rude and silly! I can't imagine such a doctor with such an attitude! Oh well! I think I made the right thing once I decided not to go for medicine! lool! I am in engineering but again you can find some "toooooooot" doctors in our college and some other "toooooooot" supervisors when we go for our trainings :)
PS:: "tooot" means that the text has been editted :D
Have a nice day ahead!
"tooot" means that the text has been editted :D
something with the F word ? :D
Anyway, Noora the future doc, let's hope you're gonna remember this happening when you become a real-world practicing doctor and you meet the med students. :)
@ twix, welcome! :)
@ Sensation, lol, well I guess you find the 'tooot' people everywhere you go!
Seriously speaking though, it's funny how arrogant people can be once they get to a certain stage. I say, always remember one thing, there was a time when you were in the same position as those junior to you are.
@someguyfromplanet, inshallah don't worry, I won't forget!
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