GT Doctos or Medical Students thread 2

[crstna]

what is it like to be a med student? does it impose lots of recitation?

[chrome-plated heart]

^sabi nga, pasok lang ng pasok. isipin mo lang and gawing mantra ang "this too shall pass" and pray ka lagi. iyak pag wala nakatingin. 

[au_chic]

^onga. this too shall pass. huhu.

This morning I did 12 arterial extractions from 10 1month old babies.  Succesful lahat! fun fun fun

Mas exciting sya kesa venous extractions haha.

Pedia ward na ang rotation ko sa Ospital ng Maynila. 4 months of clerkship to go. Whew.

[au_chic]

im a med student currently a clerk..and i wanted to quit...waaahhh..help! i need advice...

mee too! Saang hospital ka? Lahat naman ng doctor dumadaan sa clerkship diba. Lahat dumadaan sa pagiging utusan. haha.

(But still, kung sobrang power trip, Incident Report na yan. You have rights, too.)

It gets better. =)

[lil_mango]

what is it like to be a med student? does it impose lots of recitation?

sa amin, di naman puro recitation but we are being grilled during presentation. parang defense lagi ng thesis ang drama. ok lang sa akin para at least sanay na sa revalida come internship:)

[chrome-plated heart]

sis au chic, kasali ka ba sa sorority sa plm?

[au_chic]

^hindi sis. napansin ko (when I went through 1st year med twice due to my illness), laging may nadedelay sa mga members ng sorority and fraternity dahil sa mga events nila. and mahirap na mabawi ang bad grades once you fail even just one shifting =(

saang school ka ba sis? =) kasali ka sa soririty?

BTW, i just submitted my Internship Matching App form. 2nd matching na ko. 2 choices lang, PGH or Jose Reyes. pero...mukhang PGH ang bagsak ko.

They gladly accept PLM grads dahil maraming nagqquit na interns from private schools for the 1st 2 weeks of internship 

Pero for us, super benign ng PGH internship compared to OM clerkship. And we will be forced to study for the boards.

According to my residents, pag benign ka ng internship, di ka rin mag-aaral e, magpparty ka lang. Haha. Naku sabay pa kaya ang DOH and MMC interns' party noong Oct 28 

[chrome-plated heart]

^plm din ako, sa JR naman ako nag intern. chicken ang clerkship sa OM compared to internship sa JR. wala gaano paper works pero regular na yung pagiging toxic. ang maganda sa training dun, malakas loob mo after, compared lalo na sa nagintern sa private hospitals. and kung surgical ang field na gusto mo for specialization, namimigay ng cases lagi ang residents. and karamihan sa residents na inabutan ko, wala power tripping. siguro kasi wala din sila time na mang trip kasi lahat naman toxic. 

[bleudskymd]

im a med student currently a clerk..and i wanted to quit...waaahhh..help! i need advice...

if you're going to quit at this time, you're wasting a lot - money, time, sacrifices. you're about to graduate in less than 1 yr and earn that MD degree. everyone goes through clerkship, no excemptions and we all have experienced hardships, different levels of toxicity day in, day out, duty or not. 

you're not alone. kaya mo yan.

[bleudskymd]

what is it like to be a med student? does it impose lots of recitation?

being a med student is 3x the work a typical college student does. you have more books & handouts to read, quizzes/exams to go through. your weekly schedule is cramped with subjects, you can't choose your subjects & they are all considered as "major" ones. your weekends are spent on studying, reading.

[au_chic]

^plm din ako, sa JR naman ako nag intern. chicken ang clerkship sa OM compared to internship sa JR. wala gaano paper works pero regular na yung pagiging toxic. ang maganda sa training dun, malakas loob mo after, compared lalo na sa nagintern sa private hospitals. and kung surgical ang field na gusto mo for specialization, namimigay ng cases lagi ang residents. and karamihan sa residents na inabutan ko, wala power tripping. siguro kasi wala din sila time na mang trip kasi lahat naman toxic. 

whew onga raw doc nag babangis raw ng residents sa JR T_T at least sa PGH hindi masyado hehe. And ayaw ng dad ko sa Bambang, rami raw maton doon O_O

Radiology sana gusto ko as a specialization. I'm fascinated by imaging scans  As a patient, I underwent 2 CT scans and 2 MRI scans before and regularly undergo whole ab UTZ every 3 months. Kung pwede ako na sana magmonitor sa sarili ko in the future =p

My radio consultants tell me JR or PGH is the way to go if you need the salary =p

Ano pala specialization nyo, doc? sa JR rin?

[prettyinpink]

im a med student currently a clerk..and i wanted to quit...waaahhh..help! i need advice...

wag ka magquit... personally ako mismo nung clerkship umiiyak, may roation pa ako na pag gising ko nagpapalpitate na ako at naiiyak na ko kasi ayoko ng pasukan. Actually, nagabsent na lang ako for a week, feeling ko ako na yung nagkaanxiety. buti na [textspeak!] government and outside rotation yun so nagpaproject na lang ako. May mga rotations din naman na masaya eh. Ganon talaga. Now I'm glad I didn't quit. fulfilling naman at masarp isipin na nakayanan lahat ng hirap.

[cheryene]

mga sis..thank you sa mga advice nyo..i know 4months na lang..pero i really dont understand whats happening to me..i suddenly woke up losing drive to go on..di ko mafeel yung calling..i wanna be somebody else but the problem is its not clear to me what i really i wanted if i quit..naiinis ako sa sarili ko why i feel this way..i know i cant just quit..my mom doesnt want to...maybe pressured din ako..too many expectations...parang buong barangay nakaabang...nakakahiya nga if i just quit...pero what can i do...i cannot push myself anymore...whats wrong with me...im so lost...im not like this before...

[bleudskymd]

mga sis..thank you sa mga advice nyo..i know 4months na lang..pero i really dont understand whats happening to me..i suddenly woke up losing drive to go on..di ko mafeel yung calling..i wanna be somebody else but the problem is its not clear to me what i really i wanted if i quit..naiinis ako sa sarili ko why i feel this way..i know i cant just quit..my mom doesnt want to...maybe pressured din ako..too many expectations...parang buong barangay nakaabang...nakakahiya nga if i just quit...pero what can i do...i cannot push myself anymore...whats wrong with me...im so lost...im not like this before...

sis, when you're not in the hospital, take time to relax, breathe, watch movies, do things which do not relate to any medical stuff (i.e. go to spa, etc). nape-pressure ka lang kasi feeling mo marami kang kelangang gawin in so little time.  do things one step at a time & everything will fall into place. in the end, mare-realise mo na nalampasan mo siya and you'll just laugh at yourself for ever thinking of quitting. most importantly, don't forget to pray. 4 months na lang.. if others can do it, you can do it too. kaya go go go!

[mrs.S.]

is there a thread on USMLE?

[Vain Jane]

Hi,

I'm an aspiring first year med student this coming 2011, I was thinking of applying for UP, UST, UE, FEU, PLM..

Pero my target talaga is UERM. If makapasok sa UP (Thank God) 

Any tips mga sis? Especially when applying sa UERM. Near lang kasi sa place ko and maganda din ang med nila.

Thanks for all your replies

[FOURever]

ask ko lang po, super hirap po ba talaga ng nmat? At ano po tips nyo sa mga magtetake.. Salamat.ü

[Vain Jane]

ask ko lang po, super hirap po ba talaga ng nmat? At ano po tips nyo sa mga magtetake.. Salamat.ü

Sis, I think maganda if you're still familiar sa mga 4th year highschool subjects mo. Kasi yun talaga yung basic topics sa NMAT. Ako, I dont think naalala ko pa yung mga details like formulas sa Physics, etc. Kaya just to play it safe I opted to go to a review center nalang din par atleast ma refresh ako

[bleudskymd]

is there a thread on USMLE?

unfortunately, wala sis. you can look at the website of pinoymd instead. 

[bleudskymd]

Hi,

I'm an aspiring first year med student this coming 2011, I was thinking of applying for UP, UST, UE, FEU, PLM..

Pero my target talaga is UERM. If makapasok sa UP (Thank God) 

Any tips mga sis? Especially when applying sa UERM. Near lang kasi sa place ko and maganda din ang med nila.

Thanks for all your replies

basically, make good in your nmat, complete the requirements, do good sa interview (if their still doing it. nung nag-apply kasi ako may interview silang ginagawa sa mga applicants), and most importantly PRAY.

goodluck to you!