O&G…, never thought that I would like the posting so much. I really enjoyed the posting. Now, it becomes one of my favorite posting instead of the most detestable posting when I was 3rd year.
Previously, O&G was the posting where you felt neglected and abandoned. Nobody was there to teach you. Everybody was so busy. With that, your motivation reduced. Added by the scolding from the nurses and doctors, you tend to feel stressful and wanted to cry. In the end, you felt awful and labeled the posting as the most horrible posting that you had.
However, it is different nowadays. It is truly a blessing from Allah to have a lot of lecturers to teach and guide me. They were there not just to teach me as a medical student, but also to guide me to be a good doctor. They were there when I need them as a lecturer as well as when I need them as a ‘friend’. I felt so happy because there is someone who care and concerned about me.
In addition, with more lecturers, there were more teaching and classes. With the explanation by AP Dr Hamizah, I understood the facts better and able to appreciate it more. She loved to tell stories and share her experiences with us, thus the teaching became interesting and 2 hours class were just passed unnoticeable. With the demonstration by Prof Murad, I could see the thing clearer. And with the ‘cubitan ketam’ that he gave, the knowledge stuck in my head longer. With the advices and supports from Dr Ziana, I felt motivated and encouraged. It was the 1st time that I didn’t question myself of why I’m taking medical course. With the extra classes by Prof Mokhtar, it covered the area where other lecturers didn’t touch about it much. Because he is reasonable, it was easier to admit our fault and discuss our problem. With the smile and friendliness from Dr Suhaiza, it was easier to interact and ask the questions. Those are the beauty of having a lot of lecturers. Thank you so much doctors for the non-stop guidance and support. It is a pleasure for me to have you as my lecturers.
When other people gave their best for you, naturally you would also want to do the same thing for them. The same principle applies for me and I think for others too. Because the lecturers have been done their best to teach & guide me, I also want to give my best too. It is my way to repay their kindness and to show my gratefulness. Thus, I studied more so that I won’t disappoint them. When I was a bit leisure or lack of study, automatically a feeling of guilt appeared in my heart. This is the 2nd posting which able to make me feel so after the orthopaedic posting.
A part from the lecturers, I think my friends also played their part too. Going to the posting where I was ‘absent’ before, truly I was a bit scared. Feeling of unsecure, lack of confidence, inferior that I might slow down my colleagues, afraid of being judged of what have I done before, lack of knowledge (relatively as a 1st timer) and unable to be up to the lecturer’s expectation, all of the feelings were mixed up together. Luckily, my friends were always there to support me. Thank you my friends, especially Aima for always be beside me.
I used to think that O&G was one of the difficult posting. When I was 3rd year, I don’t like obstetric, either clerking, CP or obstetric examination. I preferred gynaecology because it was more like surgery. But now, it has been changed. I found obstetric is easier as compared to gynaecology in all aspects. The clerking, CP or PE, all of them have their own specific ‘template’ for it. It was undeniable that to fulfill the requirement it was a bit stressful, yet I also enjoyed the posting at the same time.
For others, this was their 2nd O&G posting. However for me, it was the 1st time I gone through the posting. Everything was just like a new thing for me. I was curious and interested to know more. Truly, I learned a lot during the posting and I gained a lot of knowledge. I was excited because I could understand thing better and able to appreciate it more. With the feeling of joy, I felt that I was not only studied for the sake of the exam, but for the lifetime too.
In the end of the posting, I felt contented and gratified for being able to experience such a good posting. It leaves me with a good and sweet memories. I wish that I would also enjoy the posting when I start to work later. May Allah help me.
p/s: Now I really missed the posting.
