Life is about choice

"Which hospital is the best for me.."

                "My parents live in KL, whats the best for me...."

    "Do housemanship outside KL first, then come back as MO, hmmm... "

 

Don't make choices you'll REGRET later  !!

To become successful in HO life, you need to make the right choices, not after you become a HO, but even BEFORE you become one !!
Why am i saying this?? Well... Whats the point of dreaming becoming a specialist, when you can't even endure HO life, isn't it?? There are stages of doctor's life you have to go through to get to the top.
Have you ever read in the newspapers, specialist or medical officer died at work?? Or Specialist / MO complain about their workload??
Most of the complain comes from HO, yes you heard me...
Think again, why do these complaints arise in the first place?
Its like, why do people complaint when the government reduces the fuel subsidy (causes fuel price to increase)??? Why the government NEVER complaint, they are using the fuel themselves also, right??

Most complaint comes from HO because they are at the lowest hierarchy in doctor life and they are being  pressured a lot by MO/Specialist. Pressure is subjective, meaning some people can deal with tremendous pressure where others don't. So look in the mirror and evaluate yourself.

Rule of Thumb
1. Busy hospital = Tired
2. Less HO in a given dept = Tired
3. Live far from hospital = Tired
4.  Busy department = Tired
5. Killer department = Tired
6. Old hospital = Tired

I'll explain them one by one in the next post, these rules of thumb, should at least help you in making decision, on which hospital you should choose to serve as houseman.
p/s : during pre-houseman course, you need to tell KKM which 3 hospitals you're willing to work as a HO. So choose lah from now !!