القصص الطبيه الواقعيه - جراح التجميل والتقويم 01.10.2009

    • القصص الطبيه الواقعيه - جراح التجميل والتقويم 01.10.2009

      السلام عليكم

      اخواني كلنا مرت عليناايام مع المرضى وهذه التجربه تترك اثر يرى ويتعلم منه الشخص حسب علمه ومكانته ودرجته وسلوكه وماهية علاقته بالحادثه

      هنا - اذا لديكم قصه مرت عليكم تأثرتوا بها - الرجاء تشاركونا بها

      ابدأ انا

      كنت طالبا في السنة الثانيه - لم اعلم بعد شيئا في العلوم الطبيه فقط القليل في التشريح وعلم وظائف الاعضاء - وفي جامعتنا نذهب للمستشفى من السنه الثانيه لنتعلم الاقسام وكيفيه لبس الكوت الابيض ومحاوره بسيطه مع المرضى

      المريض الذي كنت مسؤلا عنه كان مسلما وبه سرطان الامعاء من النوع المنتشر والمستفحل - يعني لا علاج
      هذا ما قيل لي عنه - وكانوا تارسين راسنا كيفيه التعامل مع المرضى ذوي الامراض المزمنه او القاتله - فكنت مشدد على قلبي ودخلت عند المريض وكان اسمه حمد





      اول ما دخلت عنده - بابتسامه ووقار وهدوء فسلمت
      حمد - متفاجىء ولكن رد علي : وعليكم السلام ... لم يستطع ان يكمل
      بدء الغثيان ورجع سائل اصفر ذو رائحه تشبه الخروج ( كرمكم الله ) فحاولت اساعده بس ما اعرف ويش اسوي

      فضغطت زر مناديا التمريض - وجاؤوا بسرعه ونظفوه بسرعه وكانوا جدا بروفيشنل

      بدات الكلام وعرفته بنفسي وانني من عمان
      فرحب فيني بابتسامه غريبه لم افهمها

      فعرفت عنه - متزوج من 4 سنوات ولديه طفلين ( بنت 3 سنوات - وولد 1 سنه )

      حسيت حزن اكثر - بس لازم اكون اقوى - كنت اردد في قلبي

      يتبع

      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • حمد كان في بدايه الثلاثينات وكان به سرطان الامعاء المنتشر في سائل البطن كهيئه فطريه كل مكان - كانت اول عمليه اشارك فيها بعد الاصرار على اساتذه الجراحه
      قلت لهم على الاقل امسك لكم اللاقط فقط - بس خلوني ادخل ابغى اشوف - لقافه بس بسبب لا يعلمه غير قلبي

      المهم - المرض كان منتشر كل مكان - والرطان مخلي امعاءه ملتصقه ببعضها البعض مما جعل الخروجلا يجد منفذا غير الفم - اي يرجع البراز الى الفم ليخرج ( لا اعلم لما لم يعملوا له منفذ مؤقت او يدخلوا له انبوب - لا اعلم ) حينها لم افهم حتى اسئل

      عملوا له قطع الامعاء ولصقها مره اخرى بعيدا عن بعض السرطان الملتصق بالجدران حتى يتسنى له على الاقل ان يخرج برازه

      وانتهت العمليه هكذا فقط

      يتبع

      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • في اليوم الثالث بعد العمليه ذهبت لمقابلته - وهنا فهمت سبب تعلقي به وحبي لهذا المريض وهي حادثه بسيطه - بسيطه جدا في نظر الكثيرين
      ولكن كان لها وقع كبير في نفسي

      واسمي هذه الحادثه - بنكهة التفاحه


      القصه : حمد كان يأكل في موعد مقابلتي له - فسلمت عليه واردت الذهاب حتى يأكل على راحته
      بس اصر علي الجلوس

      سالته - اذا شيء ناقصه او يحتاج شيء
      وجوابه اذهلني

      بل غير حياتي بمعاني كثيره

      يتبع

      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • الان حمد - يعلم انه سيموت من مرضه بقدرة القادر - والموت حق
      بس يعرف انه ما يعيش طويل - ممكن اشهر - اكثرها 5

      ويعلم انه سيترك طفلين وزوجه - وهو ليس بالغني لن يطمئن ان كل شيء سيكون على ما يرام
      وهو انسان يخرج فضلاته من فمه بالامس - فتصوروا حالته واقرؤوا السطور التاليه

      عندما سألته اذا محتاج شي - ؟
      رد علي

      نعم - اذا تقدر
      هنا في الصينيه - جابت الممرضه روب بنكهة الفراوله

      انا اريدها بنكه التفاح
      اذا امكن


      انا صعقت لاجابته
      انه انسان يحب الحياه - يريد لذاتها وهو على مشارف الموت

      جلست - افكر
      كان يستطيع حمد السكوت - او حتى الصبر باكل الروب بالفراوله
      ولكنه يريد ها بالتفاح

      لماذا ؟ - هل فقط لحبه للدنيا ام لكرهه - لماذا ؟

      هل لديكم جواب - اسمع لكم وفي اي حال ساضع جوابي لاحقا

      حمد توفى - الله يرحمه
      بس - تعلمت منه - لا اريد حياة ضعيفه بل اريد ان اعيش قويا ومتفائلا ولو بنكهة التفاح

      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • thank you for the story....i'm placed now in oncology ward .. i see all types of cancer ...and you can smell death in each room... i learnt one thing it's not the quantity of life that it's left for those patients but it's all about the quality of time they can have .... it's heartbreaking but made me think about my life and how am going to spend it

    • سكايب عطر كتب:

      thank you for the story....i'm placed now in oncology ward .. i see all types of cancer ...and you can smell death in each room... i learnt one thing it's not the quantity of life that it's left for those patients but it's all about the quality of time they can have .... it's heartbreaking but made me think about my life and how am going to spend it


      بالضبط

      ومعاك بكل كلمه

      اشكر مرورك الجميل

      والسلام
      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • fun6azio كتب:

      بالضبط

      ومعاك بكل كلمه

      اشكر مرورك الجميل

      والسلام


      i'm greatfull about choosing medical field as a profession ...i was given wisdome early in my life . ...if you don't mind ... i will post some of my own personal diaries in this page ....

    • سكايب عطر كتب:

      i'm greatfull about choosing medical field as a profession ...i was given wisdome early in my life . ...if you don't mind ... i will post some of my own personal diaries in this page ....


      afcourse i wont mind
      infact it is a pleasure reading what u write

      my greatest effection

      salam
      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • two weeks ago ........

      i just left the ward ... after a full long day ... i was walking down the corridor to the staff cafteria.. thinking about how many weeks left of this run and how many assignments and tests i need to finish...i was a bit annoyed and overwholemed...$$g

      i thought i'm fed up with these assessment ~!@n...why on earth we don't have one peacefull week to enjoy the rotation with out the pressure of being assessed ???! ~!@@ai

      i made my self a cup of coffee.....watching ppl down the street passing ... then my friend Liz came to me... she said have you checked your student email today??? .. i said no what's exciting abt it ?? all we get are reminders of exams and assignments due dates ... i hate it....~!@@ad .... she tried hard to convince me to go and check it at that moment.. i said ok stop annoying me .. i don't want to get mad at you ... now will see....i loged in .... she was standing by me watching...ohh is this what you mean ?$$t pointing at an email from physiology department~!@q ... i read the email .... it says :

      Dear .... can you please come to the inquries reception to collect a mail :050103thisent to you .... i was looking at her in a surprise

      ,, Liz was smiling ... she said we have time ... 20 mins before our lecture start !!! go quickly now !!

      i said it must be a joke :020106_em.. we are done with physiology ages ago what sort of mail is that and who sent it to me ?? is it a research offer or what ??? :110103_zashe said i'm not telling you .. go and you will know .. she seemed very happy .. i was wondering what changed her mood this fast .. on that morning she was upset and complaining about the work load:menshar1: and now what has changed her mood??? ...:050103cra

    • سكايب عطر كتب:

      two weeks ago ........

      i just left the ward ... after a full long day ... i was walking down the corridor to the staff cafteria.. thinking about how many weeks left of this run and how many assignments and tests i need to finish...i was a bit annoyed and overwholemed...$$g

      i thought i'm fed up with these assessment ~!@n...why on earth we don't have one peacefull week to enjoy the rotation with out the pressure of being assessed ???! ~!@@ai

      i made my self a cup of coffee.....watching ppl down the street passing ... then my friend Liz came to me... she said have you checked your student email today??? .. i said no what's exciting abt it ?? all we get are reminders of exams and assignments due dates ... i hate it....~!@@ad .... she tried hard to convince me to go and check it at that moment.. i said ok stop annoying me .. i don't want to get mad at you ... now will see....i loged in .... she was standing by me watching...ohh is this what you mean ?$$t pointing at an email from physiology department~!@q ... i read the email .... it says :

      Dear .... can you please come to the inquries reception to collect a mail :050103thisent to you .... i was looking at her in a surprise

      ,, Liz was smiling ... she said we have time ... 20 mins before our lecture start !!! go quickly now !!

      i said it must be a joke :020106_em.. we are done with physiology ages ago what sort of mail is that and who sent it to me ?? is it a research offer or what ??? :110103_zashe said i'm not telling you .. go and you will know .. she seemed very happy .. i was wondering what changed her mood this fast .. on that morning she was upset and complaining about the work load:menshar1: and now what has changed her mood??? ...:050103cra


      وبعدين
      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • Good post ...
      fun6azio: it's really a sad story
      may allah rest Hamad's soul in peace

      I think there is another thing behind asking for the youghurt with apple flavour
      but i cant really see what is it !!
      maybe he wanted to say life does not alwayes go as you wish!!



      skayeb 3i6r: where are you? come, we wanna see the rest of the story :p
      لا إله إلا الله عدد ما كان وعدد ما يكون وعدد الحركات والسكون _*_*_*_ صلي على محمد _*_*_*_ قولوا آمييين

    • hey i'm back .. been very busy with my final assessments .. i'm all done now and free ...yay |a

      ok le't cont my story :

      so i left the hospital .. heading to the physiology department which is connected to the hospital by a bridge...while i was walking i had so many thoughts in my mind about this mail !! ~!@q i went to the inquries no one was there... i was waiting with all of these thoughts rushing in my mind ... finally , someone came !! they were having a tea break $$t i showed my ID then got this !!!!!!

    • i don't know why the pic is small ???? ~!@@ad

      anyway ... it was a post card from someone i met back early july ...i was doing acute med then when i saw this lady ... she had a stroke and lost her ability to communicate with others... i was involved in her care ....last day for her in hospital we spent an hour or so talking about different stuff that she wasn't able to say it before,,,, it was very nice to see her progressing well

      when i read the name of the sender for the first time i couldn't remember her ,, but after awhile and reading the card several times i knew who she was ....it made the day for me .and i ve recognised that i own a special way of communication with my patients and would like to keep it throughout my journey in medical field

    • lol ..
      i couldn't read it all indeed.... it's not really clear
      just got the name of the street lol coz it's famous as you are :P
      best of luck sis
      and pray for me to get to the medical school
      yaaaaaaaaaaaa rab inshallah :)
      لا إله إلا الله عدد ما كان وعدد ما يكون وعدد الحركات والسكون _*_*_*_ صلي على محمد _*_*_*_ قولوا آمييين

    • سكايب عطر كتب:

      i don't know why the pic is small ???? ~!@@ad

      anyway ... it was a post card from someone i met back early july ...i was doing acute med then when i saw this lady ... she had a stroke and lost her ability to communicate with others... i was involved in her care ....last day for her in hospital we spent an hour or so talking about different stuff that she wasn't able to say it before,,,, it was very nice to see her progressing well

      when i read the name of the sender for the first time i couldn't remember her ,, but after awhile and reading the card several times i knew who she was ....it made the day for me .and i ve recognised that i own a special way of communication with my patients and would like to keep it throughout my journey in medical field



      wo0ow that's so sweet wallah
      keep it up hun
      :D
      لا إله إلا الله عدد ما كان وعدد ما يكون وعدد الحركات والسكون _*_*_*_ صلي على محمد _*_*_*_ قولوا آمييين

    • ~!@r

      honey كتب:

      lol ..
      i couldn't read it all indeed.... it's not really clear
      just got the name of the street lol coz it's famous as you are :P
      best of luck sis
      and pray for me to get to the medical school
      yaaaaaaaaaaaa rab inshallah :)


      In sha Allah dear .. do your best in your current studies and hopefully we see you here soon with other scarfies looking for a flat on Great king St~!@r and one thing to say : Medicine is a way of life it is not a job

    • lol i really hate moving out from one flat to another ... but what to do ... we have to deal with it :P
      yes i do agree with you ... medicine is a way of life ...
      eager to start ...
      Regards
      :D
      لا إله إلا الله عدد ما كان وعدد ما يكون وعدد الحركات والسكون _*_*_*_ صلي على محمد _*_*_*_ قولوا آمييين

    • this was something i wrote in another forum long time ago :

      Death and Dying

      During our 3rd and 2nd year we had bunch of lectures, tutorials and meetings about death and dying. I remember back in those days, i used to play PSP and not pay attention coz i can’t be bothered ! Eventually everyone is gona die !!!!



      I realised today why we had all of these sessions. It was an introduction or a start to prepare ourselves to accept that we can’t fix everyone !



      Emergency department is one of the busiest places in hospital, i rarely see someone not occupied !
      I was sitting at the nursing stations flipping through the new admissions under our team, i heard the nurse and the ED consultant talking about a critical case on the way to hospital. Resuscitation area and the resus team was ready.

      49 year old healthy chap been biking with his son and wife on one the country roads, suddenly he stopped and fell on the road complaining of his chest and puff. His wife stopped one of the cars passing by for help. He was brought in drowsy , sweaty and gasping for breath. I stood back to give the way to the resus team.

      I was watching , it was exciting at the start and full of thrill and action, i didn’t want to miss a moment of the scene so i can tell my friends later on ! while i was having these thoughts i heard the consultant “ the guy arrested “ !!! at that moment, my mind went blank and all i can remember the DC shocks , CPR , that poor guy on the bed and his weeping wife .

      Time of Death 2:10 pm .... end of scene

      I rushed out of the ED to the corridor and started to think about my own death and the possible physical pain associated with dying ! iv e tried to avoid these feelings and thoughts and found it very stressful when you imagine your own death or the death of someone close to you. i saw doctors who view the death of their patients as professional failure so they drown in a sea of guilt !

      To overcome these feelings and thoughts, i tried to convince myself that this society rejects death. We as Muslims believe that our life doesn’t stop once our heart pause but death is a transition to another long lasting life......

      14/08/09
      .................

    • I realised today why we had all of these sessions. It was an introduction or a start to prepare ourselves to accept that we can’t fix everyone !


      this is not a good feeling

      See In Plastic there are rarely deaths on the emergency room.
      But we see pateints dying in the ward of cardiac arrest or organ system failures.

      or Sometimes if the polytrauma is called and all the pagers ring then we run to the emergency and do what ever we can

      I agree we can not fix every body - but it is difficult to accept.
      VERY DIFFICULT

      and if it is difficult for me - thn think of the patients relatives - it will be impossible


      THATS why - dont think of it - all pateints are saveble
      all of them

      ENTER UR HOSPITAL WITH THIS FEELING AND AT NIGHT GO TO BED FREE- BECAUSE U WILL KNOW THAT U DID EVERY THING

      WELL .. NICE WRITING

      SALAM SKYPE
      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • fun6azio كتب:

      I realised today why we had all of these sessions. It was an introduction or a start to prepare ourselves to accept that we can’t fix everyone !


      this is not a good feeling

      See In Plastic there are rarely deaths on the emergency room.
      But we see pateints dying in the ward of cardiac arrest or organ system failures.

      or Sometimes if the polytrauma is called and all the pagers ring then we run to the emergency and do what ever we can

      I agree we can not fix every body - but it is difficult to accept.
      VERY DIFFICULT

      and if it is difficult for me - thn think of the patients relatives - it will be impossible


      THATS why - dont think of it - all pateints are saveble
      all of them

      ENTER UR HOSPITAL WITH THIS FEELING AND AT NIGHT GO TO BED FREE- BECAUSE U WILL KNOW THAT U DID EVERY THING

      WELL .. NICE WRITING

      SALAM SKYPE


      it's very hard to accept coz our duty is to save lives but if u did every possible thing and the patient still died are u going to blame ur self ???

      at one point u hv to accept that we can't stop death ..no matter what you do if the time comes and Allah will for this patient to die he will die

      first death i witnessed was really hard for me ... i couldn't sleep in peace for a month or so !!!

    • الحياه والموت - وصراع البشر

      هذا الموضوع كبير والنقاش فيه جميل
      بس لو تلاحظين انا وانتي في الطرف نفسه مع نفس الهدف - وهو انقاذ المريض
      ولكن انا احاول التفكير بايجابيه - واني سانقذ هذا المريض ( لا افكر انه سيموت )
      وان حصل وتوفاه الله - فاكون قد حاولت بدون التفكير السلبي

      هذا كان قصدي فقط

      اعلم اني ساحبط لفتره - ولكنها لن تكون كبيره


      هل لقنتي الشهاده لاحد سيموت ؟؟؟؟

      هذي ايضا من واجباتنا كاطباء- ما رايك ؟؟

      والسلام
      جراح التجميل والتقويم / عماني

    • honey كتب:

      good discussion guys ... keep it up

      you remind me of grey's anatomy loool:P
      all the best


      hospital is not like what u see in Grey's anatomy .. i think this series is more into relationships $$g watch House it is unrealistic sometimes but makes u think.....:)

    • fun6azio كتب:

      الحياه والموت - وصراع البشر

      هذا الموضوع كبير والنقاش فيه جميل
      بس لو تلاحظين انا وانتي في الطرف نفسه مع نفس الهدف - وهو انقاذ المريض
      ولكن انا احاول التفكير بايجابيه - واني سانقذ هذا المريض ( لا افكر انه سيموت )
      وان حصل وتوفاه الله - فاكون قد حاولت بدون التفكير السلبي

      هذا كان قصدي فقط

      اعلم اني ساحبط لفتره - ولكنها لن تكون كبيره


      هل لقنتي الشهاده لاحد سيموت ؟؟؟؟

      هذي ايضا من واجباتنا كاطباء- ما رايك ؟؟

      والسلام


      i always think postive... and my attitude is saving the patient by any mean but if u did whtever u could and still death occured .. u hv to accept it....

      بالنسبة لتلقين الشهادة ... لست في دولة مسلمة ... جميع المرضى من ديانات اخرى ... مرات يحز في خاطري انهم يموتوا على دين غير الاسلام و خاصة الشيوبة الطيبين ... $

      اول حالة موت شهدتها في مستشفيات عمان ... كنت في السنة الثالثة اتدرب وقت اجازتي السنوية .. لا زلت اذكره جيدا كان رجل في نهاية الاربيعينات مصاب بسرطان المعدة و انتشر للاعضاء المجاورة ... كان في حالة سيئة جدا ... ضعيف البنية و جسد نحيل جدا اكله المرض يكاد جلده يلتصق بعظمه ... عينان غائرتان ..وجهه شاحب و بطن منتفخ .. طول الوقت يرجع ... قضى في المستشفى اسبوعين .. كنت اتحدث اليه كل صباح .. كان يائسا من الحياة متذمرا من المرض.. حاولت ان ابعث فيه روح الامل فالله قادر على كل شيء ... صباح يوم رحيله ... اذكر اني وصلت مبكرة و كانت طبيبة الامتياز معي .. نادتنا الممرضة و قالت انه فلان شكله يحتضر ... ذهبنا اليه بسرعة ... امسكت بيده نبضه كان ضعيف و تنفسه بصعوبة و يجاهد فيه و كأنه لا يسمعنا ونحن نكلمه و لكن لا يرد.. من هول الموقف تراجعت للخلف تذكرت الايه "" و جاءت سكرة الموت بالحق ذلك ما كنت منه تحيد ""
      تخيلت نفسي كيف بموت ؟؟ يا ترى هل سيكون بمرض او بشي ثاني ؟ هل سأعاني؟ هل الموت مؤلم ؟ هل الرجل يتألم الان ؟ لماذا لا يرد ؟ هل يرى ملائكة الموت ؟ هل يرى مقعده من الجنة او النار ؟

      كانت لحظات قاسية لم ادري ماذا افعل او اقول سالت دموعي تلقائيا و بكيت بحرقة لماذا لا نستطيع ان ننقذ الرجل و نبعد الموت عنه ... فجأة اختفى صوت تنفسه و شخص بصره ادركت ساعتها ان روحه فاضت و انتهت معاناته مع المرض الخبيث ...لتبدأ معاناتي انا لمدة شهر او اكثر !!!

    • سكايب عطر كتب:

      hospital is not like what u see in Grey's anatomy .. i think this series is more into relationships $$g watch House it is unrealistic sometimes but makes u think.....:)





      yea i guess so ... u r right :P
      5ala9 sis i'll start watching House inshallah
      best of luck

      Regards,
      Honey
      :D
      لا إله إلا الله عدد ما كان وعدد ما يكون وعدد الحركات والسكون _*_*_*_ صلي على محمد _*_*_*_ قولوا آمييين

    • سكايب عطر كتب:

      i always think postive... and my attitude is saving the patient by any mean but if u did whtever u could and still death occured .. u hv to accept it....

      بالنسبة لتلقين الشهادة ... لست في دولة مسلمة ... جميع المرضى من ديانات اخرى ... مرات يحز في خاطري انهم يموتوا على دين غير الاسلام و خاصة الشيوبة الطيبين ... $

      اول حالة موت شهدتها في مستشفيات عمان ... كنت في السنة الثالثة اتدرب وقت اجازتي السنوية .. لا زلت اذكره جيدا كان رجل في نهاية الاربيعينات مصاب بسرطان المعدة و انتشر للاعضاء المجاورة ... كان في حالة سيئة جدا ... ضعيف البنية و جسد نحيل جدا اكله المرض يكاد جلده يلتصق بعظمه ... عينان غائرتان ..وجهه شاحب و بطن منتفخ .. طول الوقت يرجع ... قضى في المستشفى اسبوعين .. كنت اتحدث اليه كل صباح .. كان يائسا من الحياة متذمرا من المرض.. حاولت ان ابعث فيه روح الامل فالله قادر على كل شيء ... صباح يوم رحيله ... اذكر اني وصلت مبكرة و كانت طبيبة الامتياز معي .. نادتنا الممرضة و قالت انه فلان شكله يحتضر ... ذهبنا اليه بسرعة ... امسكت بيده نبضه كان ضعيف و تنفسه بصعوبة و يجاهد فيه و كأنه لا يسمعنا ونحن نكلمه و لكن لا يرد.. من هول الموقف تراجعت للخلف تذكرت الايه "" و جاءت سكرة الموت بالحق ذلك ما كنت منه تحيد ""
      تخيلت نفسي كيف بموت ؟؟ يا ترى هل سيكون بمرض او بشي ثاني ؟ هل سأعاني؟ هل الموت مؤلم ؟ هل الرجل يتألم الان ؟ لماذا لا يرد ؟ هل يرى ملائكة الموت ؟ هل يرى مقعده من الجنة او النار ؟

      كانت لحظات قاسية لم ادري ماذا افعل او اقول سالت دموعي تلقائيا و بكيت بحرقة لماذا لا نستطيع ان ننقذ الرجل و نبعد الموت عنه ... فجأة اختفى صوت تنفسه و شخص بصره ادركت ساعتها ان روحه فاضت و انتهت معاناته مع المرض الخبيث ...لتبدأ معاناتي انا لمدة شهر او اكثر !!!




      ya ALLAH ... death situations are really difficult
      اللهم احسن خواتمنا يا رب
      اللهم اجعل خير عمري اخره وخير عملي خواتمه وخير ايامي يوم القاك فيه
      اللهم اختم لنا ب لا إله إلا الله يااا رب

      you remind me with my grandma death :( (allah yr7amha we y'3amid ro7ha aljannah inshallah)
      i wasnt there at that moment
      but they told me later how it was

      allah y3een o yr7am inshallah
      لا إله إلا الله عدد ما كان وعدد ما يكون وعدد الحركات والسكون _*_*_*_ صلي على محمد _*_*_*_ قولوا آمييين

    • from my personal Diary and was published in our school magazine

      A Word To Seniors !!!


      I started this year with a great deal of enthusiasm, looking forward to practice what I’ve learnt in previous years and gain more knowledge and skills from interacting with senior health professionals. I believe that senior staff attitude towards medical students play important role in their learning journey .


      Early at the start of one of the attachments, I was allocated to a nice consultant Dr A. He was an excellent doctor, fascinating in his skills and his interactions with everyone: patients, nurses, students and other senior staff in his team. He put a great effort in teaching and encouraging us. He didn’t mind if the ward round took longer because one of his fourth year doesn’t know how to read a chest X-ray or ECG. He wouldn’t mind giving us extra teaching after the ward round, although he covers a lot of topics when we see patients during the round.

      Dr A will explain things in details and the rationale behind each step in patients’ care. I saw how the patients and other staff respect and admire him. I was told by one of the patients how lucky I’m to be with Dr A ! I thought ,I would like to be like him one day and I will interact with my students in the same way he did.

      I was very positive and full of motivations at the start of this attachment, although I had been warned by my classmates that it is hard and lots of people fail. Every night after a long day in the hospital I used to do reading and study materials covered by Dr A. I had really encouraging feedback from him when I answered his questions during the ward round. I remember when he said to me “you are one of the best students I had so far”. Unfortunately, my team kept changing because Dr A went on holiday, the registrar and house surgeon were temporary as well. I was sad that he left and kept thinking about the new consultant.
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