07 March 2010

first week of internship


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It’s Sunday and my first week of placement at cardiology department Adam Malik Hospital Medan has just ended. I’m so glad that I got no on-call today and that I can simply wake up close to noon and just staying home, surfing the internet and eat all day long.

The internship was really tiring, exciting, sad, and boring at the same time haha.

Tiring that I have to wake up so early and be at the hospital before 7 o’clock everyday. And there are on-calls, be it the evening shift or night shift till next morning and be in the hospital for so long hour!

And I’m always hungry cause m not sure when to eat and the fact that I cannot leave the department for too long. Plus the food at the hospital is not really nice haha. And quite expensive for me.

And it is exciting because I have learned a lot of things. It is really easier to learn it hands-on and to see how it’s being applied right away. And all the doctors are really helpful. And the chance to come close to patients is really a good thing and I love it.

And it’s really sad sometimes to see all the sufferings. Sometimes I think I'm quite depressed but I’ll learn to handle it. And I’m so happy if some is okay and leaving the ward to go home.

At certain time, it is kind of boring to stand at the hallway at the ward to wait for visits by the specialist to the ward. Normally I’ll be reading something but I’m just too tired.

And the best thing to do at home is to sleep! But all those faces of patients admitted to the hospital keep staying in my mind and I’ll always be praying that they will be okay soon.