Back once again in the familiar tech-laden surroundings of the LRU, I have a sudden onrush of memories from my Med school days.. Having already been through internship, it seems like such a long time ago.. Time does fly by so fast... Perhaps a little too fast...
I'm presently surrounded by the latest batch of Clerkies.. It's funny, 'coz not too long ago, I was one of them, and at the time reviewing for the boards was probably the last thing on my mind..
Hmm.. Madami sila dito sa LRU ha.. They seem to have a lot of free time on their hands. I guess mas maluwag na ngayon sa mga clerk, given all the new hospital policies, the most famous of which is the institution of 12-hour duties. 12 hours! Do you believe that?!?! samantalag during our time, we were undermanned (our batch numbered just 270-something while we worked in a system built for 400 clerks..), underpowered, and we had to go on 24++ hours in the hospital!!! Life is so unfair...
I'm supposed to be in the review downstairs right now, but personal preferences led me to the LRU to pass the time.. ;) (don't worry, i'll be down in time for the next lecture)
I can't help but feel sorry for the curretn crop of CGH interns. Manning an understaffed hospital is no joke. We already had trouble with the load as a complete batch, what more with these newcomers with only roughly half our number? Kawawa naman sila...
But I feel more sorry for the residents we've left behind. They've treated us kindly (in almost all departments at least), and most had become our friends. Now they have to carry a much heavier load due to the lack of interns helping them get the work done. Sigh..
Life goes on..
