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Keeping this drive despite the uncertainties of the future. I don’t know when I will become a doctor, but I’ll just try everyday to work towards that.
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I don’t even know if this countdown ‘til end kf internship still applies, but keeping it there for the sake of it.
Hey guys, it’s been 4 days since we, medical interns, were pulled out from the hospital because of the corona virus outbreak. Everything happened so fast. I was catching babies that day for my neonatal rotation, then hours later, I was on a car ride home to my province.
Here I am on my 4th day of quarantine. My sister recently developed fever, cough, and difficulty of breathing. She’s currently admitted in a hospital back in Manila and fortunately, she’s stable. Meanwhile I’ve had cough, colds, and malaise ever since I arrived. This is why I’m taking this self-quarantine seriously. I haven’t touched or hugged any family member ever since I arrived because I can’t risk exposing my parents (who are both >60 years old) if ever I did catch the virus.
Anyway, I have 10 days left. I’ve been using this time to study Biochemistry through online videos and books even though I’m not sure if we’re gonna be able to take the licensure exam this year. The future is so unclear, and that thought kinda makes me feel demotivated. But I try to brush it off, just try to study like I usually do.
I hope everyone’s okay at this time of crisis. I pray for everyone who can’t stay home because they have to earn for their families. I pray for our frontliners, and my co-interns who volunteered to stay in the hospita despite the pullout. It’s times like these that we really need to help each other. I pray that this will pass soon. :)
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Just finished my 1 month elective in Dermatology! I can’t put into words to describe how much the world of Derma is amazing. I definitely loved this rotation because I got to see common and rare skin diseases from all over the country! I appreciated the freedom they gave me on letting me do the the whole consultation with patients on my own and let me think of a diagnosis with corresponding management. Of course, they would correct me if needed. I’ve made several mistakes but it was when I learned the most.
I got to stay in their department for a whole month and I feel like I’ve only brushed the surface of their world. There is so much to learn in Dermatology! I now have a newfound appreciation for those who take this honorable path
