If you have not noticed on the title of the blog, I have survived internship and have gotten my general registration in NSW. However, I have decided to come back to Singapore to continue my career (never thought I would ever have a career) due to several reasons. One, my mum is not well and will require surgery soon. Two, after taking into consideration of various factors, I believe I would be happier here in Singapore. This is not to say I did not enjoy my life in Sydney. During my 5 years there, I have many fond memories of my mates in Aussie. Also, I have been lucky and have had superb supervisors who are an inspiration to me and I hope that someday I will be as good a doctor as they are.
In this past year, internship has changed me - some for the better and some for the worse. I'm no longer the naive medical student who believes everything he's told by patients, colleagues or superiors. However, I believe tat I have survive internship with my principles intact. My passion for medicine or my patients have not diminished.
For now, I'm enjoying a bit of R&R while waiting for all the paperwork to be approved by Sungapor Medical Council and hopefully I will be able to start work in early March. I'm excited about work as I am told I can most probably do at least 6mths of paediatrics and possibly a full year. At the same time, I'm petrified as paediatrics is a whole new field of medicine (children are NOT little adults) and in a way it will be like internship all over again as I try to find my wings. I'm also hoping to do my paediatrics exams in middle of this year and if I can pass it, hopefully I will stand a better chance in getting a trainingship position at the end of the year in paediatrics. Wish me luck!
Yes I know shocking... But the way we figured is that that would probably be the last time when we can actually not worry about our studies at least till our major exam is over at end of the year. It was good fun and I emjoyed myself... Well, books and no life here I come....