INTERNSHIP IN UGANDA
Memoir of an intern doctor…..day 48
My colleague and friend (fellow intern doctor) has been having evening fevers, chills, general body weakness for the past 2 weeks. Strikingly, the evening fever patterns. She tested negative for all possible illnesses we could think of , but they were negative. We blamed it on fatigue. Her supervisor gave her a day off work, […]
Memoir of a doctor intern….day 47
Its every student’s joy when their teacher complements their work. Its every Doctor’s joy when a senior doctor/ specialist complements their work. I was in these shoes today. I’ll tell you about it. Every Saturday morning, we hold CMEs as a hospital. The entire staff is there and every department takes turns presenting. One department […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…..day 46
I can’t complain about work today, maybe the fact that I miss matooke. This part of the country doesn’t have much of it. Today we pulled off our first “party” as interns. We organised a birthday something for one of our colleagues. It was a good laugh. The best we’ve had all our time here […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…. Day 40
We know no weekends. And we have accepted that. We are not complaining, just reminding our dear friends and families that we love you dearly even when we don’t call you much or make it to planned getaways and parties. We still love you. 325 days to go
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 39
Today was good. I was sobber, I was alive and I believe I made the best decisions for my patients.
Memoir of an intern doctor….day 35
Everyday is different, and everyday brings different troubles and different joys. And the biggest highlights of my days sofar are almost always patient related. Those who burst out in tears, some confide in you, some shout at you, some are thankful, and some curse you. Once I was clerking a 45 year old patient , […]
Memoir of a medical intern…… Day 21
Been on call yesterday , and because it was Sunday, my day started as early as 8:00 am attending to emergencies till Monday morning today . this time I didn’t get to shower before the morning meeting. I crossed over to the next duty because I had to give a night report at 8:30am. Meeting […]
Memoir of a medical intern….. Day 18
Today I joined a fitness class after work. Went alone, Met new people and I absolutely loved every bit of it. I guess this is how we say #HelloInternship. Let’s live . classes are every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6-7:30pm. My schedule should just open this door for those evening
Memoir of a medical intern….Day 11
After my 36 hours duty of just 1 hour’s sleep and just breakfast , I blacked out. I forgot I had to update you guys on the blog. Over the past 40 hours, I admit I have contemplated the worthiness of this course. And thought about doing other things. But what other things are there […]
Memoir of a medical intern….Day 9
Its my Country, Uganda’s independence day today, but I low key feel colonised. I woke up feeling tired, I was woken up at 11:20pm last night by a colleague on duty to help him ease his workload. Returned to my bed at around 2am. As I walked to ward this morning, a patient I had […]