Memoirs of a Medical Intern
During the four and a half years of my MBBS course that I studied through,I used to think of Internship as the best time of my MBBS journey,for it is the year where we practically do all that we have been reading about and the best part-Its the year of no exams,not a single exam.That's enough to get my spirits high.But since the day internship has started its not always been fun!Firstly,we slog like anything and secondly we are accountable for everyday,no bunks allowed!Which really reminds me of college days and I miss those bunks and blacklists!
Currently I am rotating in the Gynaecology Department in a Municipal Hospital.Personally,I never liked Gynaecology since the very first day and hence this rotation is more tough on me.Most of the patients are pregnant and in labour and ready to deliver.And by now you must have guessed that I am talking about yelling women,in a hell lot of agony!
It was one such normal day in the ward,that night,I was on a 32hour call (which really means 32hours of non stop work and if lucky 2hours of sleep is included!) It was a very hectic night that day,we were just getting emergencies all through the night.It was absolute chaos- Two ladies were delivering at one side,another two were being prepared and rushed for Caesarean Sections and another three ladies were waiting to get admitted.Amidst all this madness,I was trying to collect blood from a patient but she had bangles going right up to her elbow and to top it all,they would just not come out!That's when a woman nearby came and start breaking those glass bangles,I thanked her and she said "Madam,why are you saying Thank you,this is nothing in comparison to what you all do for us.You all are God for us when we have lost all hope,anything that we can do will always be less!Thank you for everything,for serving us!"
I was just blank for the next 5mins,I had not at all expected that.I mean these patients are really poor and illiterate too,and something so humble coming from that woman really took me aback!
My father used to always tell me that "You are in a noble profession,what you do is very different from other careers."I never got that point of his in four and a half years,I just went about doing my job considering it like any other degree or course.And that night also I was just doing my job,that lady's words just made me remember my father and it felt so good that amongst 70-80 patients that we see everyday,one person bothered to appreciate whatever little we had done!
We delivered about 15 babies that night and that lady was one of the many who delivered that night.When we were conducting those deliveries we were just doing our job,I had no clue it meant so much to even one of them.
Well Doctors are no God for sure,we just do our best and at times our erratic work schedules take a toll on us and we just don't feel like delivering our best always;at the cost of our health and personal lives,but I can say today that its worth it all.That lady unknowingly taught me a lot.Her words will always stay with me as my first tryst at being a real doctor in a patient's eyes!
Currently I am rotating in the Gynaecology Department in a Municipal Hospital.Personally,I never liked Gynaecology since the very first day and hence this rotation is more tough on me.Most of the patients are pregnant and in labour and ready to deliver.And by now you must have guessed that I am talking about yelling women,in a hell lot of agony!It was one such normal day in the ward,that night,I was on a 32hour call (which really means 32hours of non stop work and if lucky 2hours of sleep is included!) It was a very hectic night that day,we were just getting emergencies all through the night.It was absolute chaos- Two ladies were delivering at one side,another two were being prepared and rushed for Caesarean Sections and another three ladies were waiting to get admitted.Amidst all this madness,I was trying to collect blood from a patient but she had bangles going right up to her elbow and to top it all,they would just not come out!That's when a woman nearby came and start breaking those glass bangles,I thanked her and she said "Madam,why are you saying Thank you,this is nothing in comparison to what you all do for us.You all are God for us when we have lost all hope,anything that we can do will always be less!Thank you for everything,for serving us!"
I was just blank for the next 5mins,I had not at all expected that.I mean these patients are really poor and illiterate too,and something so humble coming from that woman really took me aback!
My father used to always tell me that "You are in a noble profession,what you do is very different from other careers."I never got that point of his in four and a half years,I just went about doing my job considering it like any other degree or course.And that night also I was just doing my job,that lady's words just made me remember my father and it felt so good that amongst 70-80 patients that we see everyday,one person bothered to appreciate whatever little we had done!
We delivered about 15 babies that night and that lady was one of the many who delivered that night.When we were conducting those deliveries we were just doing our job,I had no clue it meant so much to even one of them.
Well Doctors are no God for sure,we just do our best and at times our erratic work schedules take a toll on us and we just don't feel like delivering our best always;at the cost of our health and personal lives,but I can say today that its worth it all.That lady unknowingly taught me a lot.Her words will always stay with me as my first tryst at being a real doctor in a patient's eyes!
Black v/s White
So I really have no clue on how to start!So I will just start by a random flow of my thoughts.
We all have certain likes and dislikes for people we meet in our everyday life,at work,in your extended family,some relatives,some friends,some acquaintances.With some,you can just strike the chord so easily and with the others,its really difficult to tolerate them,try what you may!
Ever wondered why,you just like somebody on the first instant and just hate someone on the first look itself?Well by the theory of karma,it is because some of them did good to you and some didn't in your past life and hence you like or dislike them respectively.
But well the logic that only fits into my head is that we all have shades of black,white and grey,it really depends on which one have you seen in that person to like or dislike him.
My course of MBBS is five and a half years long,and that's a really long time and trust me you see all the dark and good shades of a person in 5years(or that is what I believed!)
There are these group of guys in my college with whom I somehow never really got along and I was really dreading the 15days of post that I have to do with two of those guys.But surprisingly it was my 3rd day with them and we ended up enjoying so much.There was really not much work,so we were just talking and talking from 10 am to 1pm!!I really thought that I knew those guys and we have had minor fights and arguments as well,so I never really planned on enjoying with them.I thought it would be 15days of my test of endurance and patience ;)
It just makes me realize that sometimes to know a person well,a long amount of time like 5years can also be less and 5minutes may also be enough.
I think friendships can only prosper where there is no competition,all these 5years we were competing and striving to be the best,but in internship,we don't have to prove ourselves to anyone,its all on how much you want to learn and what you can grasp.
I was glad to be proved wrong today and I could understand why did we never get along because somewhere we all were engaged in the "RAT RACE"
Cheers to this Friday,the 13th as it proved good for me...I saw the white more than the black or grey for the matter of fact!:)))
