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Read an article in NST:" Tuan - Puan Doktor" and it was indeed very interesting and made me wanna blog about it when i get back home .To my surprise , A fellow blogger did comment on it (Nor) and it is interesting to see her point of view.
Every year ; especially for the past few years ; issues about students who excelled and were denied their so called "right" to do medicine were highlighted. Worse still, when people question about scholarship , meritocracy etc. I just don't understand why do parents push their children to do medicine so much ?? What is so great about being a doctor ??!!! ANd the latest issue about CSMU de-recognition worsens the situation considering Malaysia having an ongoing quantity problem in its hand.
Parents dream of having their children becoming a "tuan doctor" .The potrayal in media esp tv shows certainly boosts up the image and stature of doctors. However , i can say that what is shown does not apply to our Malaysian scenario. This is what most of us do not realize ! The reality of hardwork and commitment to our patients in ensuring the best healthcare delivered to them !! haks..We are merely "servants" to our patients literally !! Imagine ; having to take blood , set up lines , lap muntah a drug abuser who is HIV positive in the ward. Imagine having to go through 5 years of hell in med school and end up treating patients such as this ? Ethically challenging isn't it ?
I don't blame the young guns though.. Getting good results is definitely a pre requisite but there are lots of other criterias which is important for a doctor. When i was at their age , i was idealistic of course and conquering the world was possible ! haks.. but kids nowadays are supposed to be more matured and we are the ones who should expose them the reality so that decisions made would be based on facts and not emotions . And the governing body themselves are not doing justice to these students. I remember last year when this commotion came about with one of the solution being students applying for medicine are to be interviewed and a special aptitude test held. Potential students were to be given "experience" in the hospitals and this will be a factor before they commit themselves to the course. Hmmm.. macam takde je tengok gaya so far ?? What happened lar ??? Honestly , i would be happy to coordinate the programme if being given the chance to do so.
Regrets ? Me ? nope.. not me.If given the option i would still continue what i did then.Crazy it maybe but i dunno what other work can combine knowledge , communication , gung-ho excitement , playing with life and death , playing with publicly prohibited drugs and coping with illness.Few colleagues would disagree ; some had even quit on their second day of housemanship. Few had to be treated for depression on their first week. Being a doctor is definitely hazardous !!
All in all , one has to know really well about the world one wants to endevour. At the end of the day , it is what you want is important. not living for other people or hoping for stature and title !! Medicine is a very noble profession. One has to be very sincere and caring to last and fulfill the fard kifayah. If one lacks this criteria , then lots of regrets , dissatisfaction , grumblings and misery would be the picture of life as a healthcare worker.
To aspiring "dogs" ... Stay firm and be determined. At the same time , Please do know what you're getting into and decide before its too late...
p/s not very encouraging isn;t it.. haks..
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