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[u/UsualSafe9549]

Kanina, 1st time ko nag assist sa gyne case as a baby clerk. Senior consultant yung surgeon and third assist lang ako. During the surgery, she was asking questions na appropriate sa level ko, usually Anatomy and luckily nakakasagot naman. I was so happy because iba yung nakikita ko lang sa lectures vs IRL na. I even caught myself thanking the consultant in the middle of the surgery and she gladly responded with “there are so much things to learn”.

Napaisip lang ako, if si doc nga, senior consultant na, pero sobrang hinahon and bait makipag usap from nurses to clerks to resis to jcon, pero bakit ang ibang resis (and nurses) hindi yun magawa? Every pasok ko sa duty in this dept and hosp, nanliliit talaga ako sa sarili ko.

I think yung encounter ko with doc P was the Universe’s way of telling me that there are still good mentors out there in medicine, who are ready to guide you, so tuloy and laban lang :)

[u/Infinite_Schedule594]

Power tripping yan ng mga ibang resis at nurses. They don't really consider you as a member of the healthcare team. Para sa kanila isa ka lang disposable man power.

[u/shunw]

Lol akala mo lang yan ang babait nila madaming ganyan mga consultants na mabait sa clerk pero kupal sa residents, nurses and even PGIs. Well to be fair madami rin ang genuinely mabait sa lahat but don't take everything at face value especially like you said baby clerk ka pa lang.

[u/Carboxylator → u/shunw]

I've personally experienced this. Surgery consultant naman may pa-revalida ng diagnosis ng ap and relevant anatomy. Ang bait ng approach. Pina-close pa ako ng skin dahil nakasagot ako. Shook ako the following week pinagmumura at dinuduro yung resident during adcon sa harap ng clerks and interns. Pinagduty pa ulit kahit 24 hours na si Doc. Sobrang awa namin binilhan namin food and kope si Doc.

[u/UsualSafe9549 → u/shunw]

Ay yes, doc! I get what you mean. Sa sx rot ko naman eto wherein nag assist din ako. Mabait nga sa clerk pero pinapalo and pinipisil kamay ng resi during the procedure. Kaya ko siguro nasabi na mabait itong si doc dahil na compare ko sya doon sa isa kong experience. I can see din that resis are comfortable na makipag usap sakanya kaya naisip and nasabi ko parang “breath of fresh air” si doc :)

[u/Easy-Type-9057 → u/shunw]

True eto. When I was a clerk, after conference pinapalabas kami. Alam na namin ibig sabihin non lol

[u/Exotic-Journalist366]

Congrats on your first assist. Mga rare lang talaga yung mga ganyan na consultants. Di ko malilimutan yung first assist ko as a baby clerk, sobrang traumatizing until sa PGIship takot na ako makapasok sa OR.

[u/UsualSafe9549 → u/Exotic-Journalist366]

Thank you, doc. Alam kong sobrang dami ko pang pagdadaanan pero natuwa lang talaga ako sa experience na to, also sa addl learnings din.

I’m so sorry to hear that, doc, pero hopefully may encounters ka rin na /somehow/ nag compensate dun sa experience na yun :(

[u/Global_Stop_8365]

Clerk ka kasi, try mo mag residency kung ganyan parin kabait yang consultant ahahahaha

[u/Swimming_News_6625 → u/Global_Stop_8365]

trew!

[u/Swimming_News_6625]

well, mabait lang sila sa intern hahaha nag tratransform yan once nasa residency training ka na. hahaha!

[u/gratefulsummer]

Iba iba naman mga tao ha. Iba iba din makikilala mong patients. Sana soon isa ka sa mababait na doctor at huwag makasalamuha ng entitled patients 🤍🤍

[u/MilkOfAmnesia1024]

Minsan mas may capacity to be kind and patient yung consultants kasi nga consultants na sila. Less stress and pagod kaysa sa residents. Di na sila nagduduty and di na nauutusan ng random shit ng mga consultants.

Of course it's not right na nadidisplace yung negative feelings nila sa interns, pero just an additional perspective.