#mindofamedstudent
…since I last posted on here 2 years ago!
I have since then:
- graduated medical school
- started & completed a year of mandatory training as an intern
- started my masters degree in psychology & neuroscience of mental health
- joined a psychiatry residency where I’m currently an R1
I am not very active on many platforms now, except instagram. I post there regularly about lifestyle, psychiatry, mental health, books - just anything and everything on my mind.
You can find me on instagram @suhaila.als
With gratitude,
Mind of a Psych Resident
It’s amazing how a simple thing like grabbing an extra coffee for your consultant who is working the night shift goes a long way.
I heard on a podcast once that the way to be kind is to treat kindness like a muscle that you have to train.
It’s so easy to throw yourself a pity party but it leads you nowhere (I’m guilty of this). It feels way better to step outside of yourself, consider other people’s circumstances and be kind. I hope I can always remember to be kind.
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“It’s nothing personal.”
Something we hear often after being yelled at for something entirely out of our control. I’ve been seeing some news about physician abuse. Whether verbal or emotional or physical, it happens. And it sucks.
But here’s the thing. A lot of times there are laws to protect healthcare workers from abusive patients. But what happens when the abuse comes from fellow colleagues? Senior doctors who feel entitled to demean anyone with a lesser job title? What laws protect us as students from being made to feel inadequate every time we don’t know the right answer? Why are we promoting this idea that scolding/yelling/being mean is the way to make sure we learn?
We are promoting a whole different type of abuse and making it seem like it’s okay because hey, it’s nothing personal right?
I hope we can find it in us to be kind to everyone around us this week..
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