Better future

assalamualaikum

in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Today is my day 2 in Kulim since coming back from KL. I've never had enough in KL. To the max, 4 days in KL and that's it.

Put aside the above matter. It's history now.

What worries more now is the present and future. My first day in Surgical department has been a relatively quiet day. Surgical based fields have never been a priority to me. Off the top of my head, medical and A&E are the main aim now.

What worsens the matter is I have to carefully choose the best time for holiday. Imagine the life of a House Officer, we are given only 8 days off in the space of 4 months(from 11/3/2010 - 10/7/2010). We work everyday, 24/7 and we get very little time to rest. Is it so wrong if we are voicing out our frustration? Only 3 days left if I decide to join the family trip to Kelantan this June.

The senior medical officers often say they hardly complained when they were in our shoes. You've gotta be kidding me right?

20 years ago, Internet never existed and no one would have been interested to listen to your story. Sorry, I don't buy it when you say you never complained. 1 thing that makes the difference is we have more channels to claim our rights.

With regard to triple ward rounds daily, I find is absolutely ridiculous. I completed my studies in NZ, and everyday, 1 medical student, 1 house officer, 1 registrar and 1 consultant would walk together to complete a single ward round.

I can't see Malaysia is getting better by practicing triple ward rounds. It's a waste of time, money and human resources.

Having said that, what can we do when you have a medical specialist who only believes that his/her method is the best one.

Yeah yeah we complain a lot.

Screw it.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

p/s hoping for a better future. Amin.