02 Jun, 2026

Memoir of an intern doctor…..day 221. Acholi language not Acholi yet

My Acholi language is not close to even 15%, but I’ve tried to learn some “Medical Acholi” for my clerkships. But, I sometimes ask closed ended questions when I have no immediate interpreter but it still doesn’t seem to help😖. Here is how it goes. Me; Ngok tye? ( are you still vomiting?) Patient; hdndvsusj […]

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Memoir of an intern doctor….day 201

Its 23 days in my internal medicine rotation. Confession loading………,……………… I kinda miss the drill in the surgicals. It was busy, hectic and all, but I miss being tired after a good day of learning and saving lives. These past 23 days, I’ve worked..yes, but it feels like the longest weekend of my life😂. When […]

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Memoir of an intern doctor…Day 200. My HIV test fever!

Image showing a positive and negative test. (Image got from the internet) Its one thing asking your patients about their HIV status and declaring them serostatus unknown because their last test was over 3 months ago, and its another having to throw the same question to yourself as a health worker. I can confidently declare […]

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Memoir of an intern doctor…Day 197. My migrainer perspective

I’m writing this post not as a doctor, but as a patient. Because I’m an occasional Migrainer. Every time I have a migraine, ( 8 years now), I always wish I didn’t understand the physiology that could be happening in my head. I cry, I stress from understanding the possible complications and possible future progression […]

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Memoir of an intern doctor….day 177

We’re half way with internship. Its 6 months today baby, and my skin glows even better than before😊😊…isn’t God good?😊 Before internship, colleagues told me the work load at my internship site would be overwhelming and I’d loose myself including the weight😂. On the bright side, I knew I was going to lose some weight. […]

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