Surviving Paediatrics

April 14, 2009 in Life as a Medical Student | No comments

Its been a week since i’ve stepped into the paeds ward.. although its a refreshing change from orthopedic where everything is so mechanical and metalic, i must say its not my cup of tea.. before entering medical school, i always wanted to be a paediatrician if i every got my MBBS but now, i feel that sick kids just makes me sad.. in the other wards i often see grown ups crying for whatever reason, but i feel that kids crying even if they are just throwing a tantrum really nibbles at my heart..

once in the past week i visited an adult ward and was unaccustomed to see so many huge patients.. lol..

so, to survive paeds:

1. prepare lots of bribes (eg. sweets, lollies, stickers, rattles, toys)

2. practice cute faces and smiles

p/s highly anticipating OBGYN =D