MEDICAL INTERNSHIP IN UGANDA
Memoir of a medical intern…..Day 14
I performed my first cesarean section today…..let me rewind abit As a student, the only time we got a chance to scrub in for an operation in theatre, we always had to be on the other end of the operating table. The Assistant’s end…….Always! . I have lost count of the number of times I […]
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 7
Day 7 makes a week in this place. A new place, new people, new language, new objectives, new schedule, new struggles, new glories, and I believe its also the start of a great journey. Today was quite busy. My day ended at 8pm. No hustles, just the same day’s routine, learnt a few more things […]
Memoir of a medical intern……..Day 6
Day 6 went well, its Sunday, short ward round and was in my room by 1pm. The first “me” time I’ve had all 6 days. Wore lipstick (most importantly), Went to the town. Its less crowded, and I loved it. Did some shopping. Took an old taxi back to the hospital campus. Gave myself theee […]
Memoir of a medical intern…..day 5
My feet are very oedematous. They can’t fit in a picture. I’d have taken a picture…. .. Yesterday was my second night call duty Damn! It was theee duty. Friday 8:30am to Sunday 8:30am. Then a new work day till 1pm sunday. I’m typing this on Sunday, I.e I almost failed to breathe yesterday. I […]
Memoir of a medical intern….Day 4
Its Day 4 without matooke in my system, how am I still alive? There’s no matooke in this part of the country. There’s no milk either….we take powdered milk at the intern’s mess. Today was rather smooth. I enjoyed my day. Especially the part where I got my first Munyankole client in this place. I […]
Memoir of a medical intern… Day 3
I want to invest in thick black curtains. Woke up at 6:25am this morning way earlier than my alarm clock . I sleep on the topmost floor of one of the intern’s flat, and I have light green curtains. They “usher” all the light into my room and it disturbs my morning sleep. 6:30am here […]
Memoir of a Medical Intern..Day 2
Sooo….Day 2. Today started off with me completing my night call duty which went on till this morning. Somehow I managed to take 40 minutes to go shower, have breakfast and be back for the morning meeting before 8:30am I worked in Gynecology OPD today with a medical officer. Was a good day. But of […]
Memoir of a medical intern…..Day 1
If I were to grieve about language barrier, I can say I’m already at the 5th stage of grief..Acceptance . I have in the last 3 days slowly accepted the fact that I’ll never learn how to speak Acholi. The native language here in Gulu , and so I have to use an interpreter for […]