This few weeks have been fun and tiring at the same time. I find it hard to resist occupying myself with different kinds of activities, all at the same time: be it sports (playing competitively for basketball interbatch), choir and dancing for church's Christmas event or dancing for college's Annual Nite. My calender is occupied till December :) Someday sooner in the future, I know I'll definitely miss Manipal's life and miss the beautiful India (the many picturesque places, simplicity of life, locals excl the rotten ones) even more. Though not as comfortable as home but there are so much events here that make all those hard work at the hospital and studying don't seem too tough. Afterall, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
I must really praised the patients and their relatives in the hospital. I'm currently doing my Medicine posting (a month) where 21 of us are assigned to one bed for the entire posting in the general ward. Any patients on that particular bed will be our patient and we can switch places among ourselves. Those patients are usually from low income family but they have the warmness of a small innocent kid. We'll have to elicit history and do a thorough General examination and based on the symptoms, proceed to examine the system: CVS, RS, GIT and briefly CNS on each patient. I tell you, it's not easy as it sounds cos of the language barrier and we are afterall, still learning. Patients not only accommodate with our lack of communication skills (have to use the Kannada-English Doctor's translation script, thanks to a very understanding doctor and basic sign/action language), they also have to tolerate with our examination skills. Sometimes I do get patients who know basic English and we'll spend 15 minutes correcting each others pronunciation *really funny situation*, other times there are those who tried their best to express their complaints but in the end, they'll only smile cos they cant get their message across :) Some patients are curious bout their condition or any symptoms but dare not ask the real doctors so they'll ask us 'pseudo docs'. They are awed simply by their own heart sounds or vocal resonance. Of course there are those who are uncooperative but we cant blame them cos I really wouldn't one anyone to examine me when I'm sick *seriously* Hence, a short tribute to the patients and their relatives at the General Medicine Ward at T.M.A Pai Hospital *i heart my job* Thank you all for inspiring me.
The hospital is in Udupi, about 3 km from my place. Travelling approx 20-30 minutes every single journey to the hospital for 6 days a week, is tiring especially if the road is bumpy (potholes). Hence, people like me resort to sleeping in the newly renovated air-cond classrooms on the 3rd floor of the hospital. Benches occupied by the occasional afternoon nappers like me, hehe using labcoats as our blankie in a cold room regardless of the hot stinging weather outside. The satisfaction~
Pictures up soon!
I must really praised the patients and their relatives in the hospital. I'm currently doing my Medicine posting (a month) where 21 of us are assigned to one bed for the entire posting in the general ward. Any patients on that particular bed will be our patient and we can switch places among ourselves. Those patients are usually from low income family but they have the warmness of a small innocent kid. We'll have to elicit history and do a thorough General examination and based on the symptoms, proceed to examine the system: CVS, RS, GIT and briefly CNS on each patient. I tell you, it's not easy as it sounds cos of the language barrier and we are afterall, still learning. Patients not only accommodate with our lack of communication skills (have to use the Kannada-English Doctor's translation script, thanks to a very understanding doctor and basic sign/action language), they also have to tolerate with our examination skills. Sometimes I do get patients who know basic English and we'll spend 15 minutes correcting each others pronunciation *really funny situation*, other times there are those who tried their best to express their complaints but in the end, they'll only smile cos they cant get their message across :) Some patients are curious bout their condition or any symptoms but dare not ask the real doctors so they'll ask us 'pseudo docs'. They are awed simply by their own heart sounds or vocal resonance. Of course there are those who are uncooperative but we cant blame them cos I really wouldn't one anyone to examine me when I'm sick *seriously* Hence, a short tribute to the patients and their relatives at the General Medicine Ward at T.M.A Pai Hospital *i heart my job* Thank you all for inspiring me.
The hospital is in Udupi, about 3 km from my place. Travelling approx 20-30 minutes every single journey to the hospital for 6 days a week, is tiring especially if the road is bumpy (potholes). Hence, people like me resort to sleeping in the newly renovated air-cond classrooms on the 3rd floor of the hospital. Benches occupied by the occasional afternoon nappers like me, hehe using labcoats as our blankie in a cold room regardless of the hot stinging weather outside. The satisfaction~
Pictures up soon!
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