- randomn thoughts that cross my mind.Friday, June 08, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Was it a right choice?
A lot of flowers are coming out soon -mainly shades of yellow. I've no preference for flowers, as long they look pretty and have some substance.
After the letter published in ST, several people wondered if I've made the right choice in choosing my degree course and profession. My choice was made long time ago to be in health care. I want to treat people but not potong them financially or physically - so medicine is out. Some of my JC teachers asked me to try getting into medicine, but i've no interest. Pharmacy was on top of the list. It is a specialised degree with a very broad horizon.
Most challenging profession with the lowest salary - more incentives should be given to encourage shorter queuing times and better individual drug counselling. Not many like the profession as they have an innate thinking that pharmacists are shopkeepers instead of DRUG THERAPISTS. I treat doctors as DIAGNOSTICIANS, tell me the disease, I'll try to source for a suitable individualised treatment.
If Greg House can have a Dept of diagnostic medicine, can I have a Dept of Pharmacotherapeutics and CAM? More fun. "He finds treatments for diseases that the others can't treat"
If everyone wants a job with high returns and low educational requirements - be an investor. But then you realised that if everyone's an investor, so who's gonna create the investments?
Clinical pharmacy is something I'm very much interested in and I'd to get very much involved in patients' treatment (while maintaining some form of social life - maybe have to get a really independent and supportive spouse in the future =p). No doubt about it, although I am slowly seeing myself faultering in certain things which I wished I could have done better.
Some of my colleagues in the hospital didn't know I'll be joining them for another nine months because my pass says "Temp. staff". I've not introduced myself adequately (as usual - the forced extrovert).
Packed my first script for Ritalin yesterday (sees a lot of people nodding their head signalling I may need it too - sounds like a very rare case of adolescent-onset- ADHD). Filled in CD register and checking stocks carefully - each mistake will make the book a mess - pressure pressure but then someone has to do it eventually =p
Some people asked me if the hospital was my first choice. Honestly speaking, I take things as they come. The hospital gave me the green light in the shortest length of time - it's a hint that I'm wanted. Quite a few people were shocked at my decision to turn down a big practice, and some were equally shocked that I was accepted at the bigger practice. I felt that my value to the bigger practice would be lesser as they took 15,000 times longer to get back to me. I prefer to go to places where I can be a value to, so i can further value-add, even though, I'm currently a bit damaging.
Distance-wise, it can be a bit far as I spend more than 3 hours a day travelling. However, I enjoy my time and the camaraderie of the staff i work with, it sorts of offset the hassle. Some more, working 4km a day can be good for me since I've not started climbing stairs to reach the in-patient wards (Psst, I still can't find the stairway!!! I love stairs) Perhaps after I progressed some what I can bring home enough dough to take taxi every day home. Eating dinner so late at night can be fattening.
Now, i've to make up for my deficiencies and my memory inadequacies, picking and packing is good opportunity. Shoulda started early since year 1, but then pharmacotherapy can be a breeze and yet a pain if you know something the examiner does not know. Anyone still up for the "Promethazine can onli be used in ages 2 and up?"
After the letter published in ST, several people wondered if I've made the right choice in choosing my degree course and profession. My choice was made long time ago to be in health care. I want to treat people but not potong them financially or physically - so medicine is out. Some of my JC teachers asked me to try getting into medicine, but i've no interest. Pharmacy was on top of the list. It is a specialised degree with a very broad horizon.
Most challenging profession with the lowest salary - more incentives should be given to encourage shorter queuing times and better individual drug counselling. Not many like the profession as they have an innate thinking that pharmacists are shopkeepers instead of DRUG THERAPISTS. I treat doctors as DIAGNOSTICIANS, tell me the disease, I'll try to source for a suitable individualised treatment.
If Greg House can have a Dept of diagnostic medicine, can I have a Dept of Pharmacotherapeutics and CAM? More fun. "He finds treatments for diseases that the others can't treat"
If everyone wants a job with high returns and low educational requirements - be an investor. But then you realised that if everyone's an investor, so who's gonna create the investments?
Clinical pharmacy is something I'm very much interested in and I'd to get very much involved in patients' treatment (while maintaining some form of social life - maybe have to get a really independent and supportive spouse in the future =p). No doubt about it, although I am slowly seeing myself faultering in certain things which I wished I could have done better.
Some of my colleagues in the hospital didn't know I'll be joining them for another nine months because my pass says "Temp. staff". I've not introduced myself adequately (as usual - the forced extrovert).
Packed my first script for Ritalin yesterday (sees a lot of people nodding their head signalling I may need it too - sounds like a very rare case of adolescent-onset- ADHD). Filled in CD register and checking stocks carefully - each mistake will make the book a mess - pressure pressure but then someone has to do it eventually =p
Some people asked me if the hospital was my first choice. Honestly speaking, I take things as they come. The hospital gave me the green light in the shortest length of time - it's a hint that I'm wanted. Quite a few people were shocked at my decision to turn down a big practice, and some were equally shocked that I was accepted at the bigger practice. I felt that my value to the bigger practice would be lesser as they took 15,000 times longer to get back to me. I prefer to go to places where I can be a value to, so i can further value-add, even though, I'm currently a bit damaging.
Distance-wise, it can be a bit far as I spend more than 3 hours a day travelling. However, I enjoy my time and the camaraderie of the staff i work with, it sorts of offset the hassle. Some more, working 4km a day can be good for me since I've not started climbing stairs to reach the in-patient wards (Psst, I still can't find the stairway!!! I love stairs) Perhaps after I progressed some what I can bring home enough dough to take taxi every day home. Eating dinner so late at night can be fattening.
Now, i've to make up for my deficiencies and my memory inadequacies, picking and packing is good opportunity. Shoulda started early since year 1, but then pharmacotherapy can be a breeze and yet a pain if you know something the examiner does not know. Anyone still up for the "Promethazine can onli be used in ages 2 and up?"
Sunday, June 03, 2007
End of the week
Brought AC's mummy and her best friend out to SBG yesterday then makaned chicken rice @ Chatterbox. Preferred Dong Fong Fa's one though - cheap and good.
Just pointed out the interesting plants to them - my canto sucked big time. Very tongue-tied for words at time - hardly speak it at home.
After that, smelly and sweaty went to donate blurd. Long queue for weekends. Dang! Wan my blurd or not? I no time one lehz. My workplace seriously need blurd bank besides the cord one - hubby can go and donate while the LPs go do their thing with their gynae (the tunnel-visioned thingy) - just nice also since all the FUs are about the same timing as the blood donation intervals.
Used the term "Triage" wrongly - supposed to determine which patient is sicker and need more immediate attention vas seeing who is healthy enough to give blurd. Met a (f) doctor same age as me and as usual, the stupid mouth blew the chance of dating.
I have the #@$% vein closure problem when I donate blurd - so I told the missy that I need to allow it to stop bleeding b4 I leave. Std protocol while in NUH was to wait until stop, plaster, gauze then bandage. Blurd bank plaster is the super good 3M type, so no need gauze. Missy said once wound close liaoz, no nid to do as per NUH as the plaster is different. So left the centre and started bleeding again. Plaster turned red once I reached home =p. Luckily nothing much serious. So next time I seriously need to do the same protocol as per NUH .
Went to shop around for stuff then realised that WE HAVE AN ISLAND-WIDE SHORTAGE OF TAU-SAR KEE CHANGS!!!
Took the express bus to church ladda to meet with a bad example of (maybe) Singaporean courtesy (since I did not verify anyone's citizenship). Bus was packed at one of the stops, a lady with a BB in her arms came up without a place to sit. Waited for 2 stops, no one gave up seat, so I stood up and signalled to her to take over. Some ah lian rushed over while on her phone and decide to slip into the seat. I had to poke her on her shoulder then point at the approaching lady. The girl ought to have some manners. Nearly fainted standing for nearly 1 hr if not for the side bar for leaning.
Plonked into bed once I reached home. Darn tired.
I seriously need to up my RAM for the comp, even PubMedding is a drag.
Just pointed out the interesting plants to them - my canto sucked big time. Very tongue-tied for words at time - hardly speak it at home.
After that, smelly and sweaty went to donate blurd. Long queue for weekends. Dang! Wan my blurd or not? I no time one lehz. My workplace seriously need blurd bank besides the cord one - hubby can go and donate while the LPs go do their thing with their gynae (the tunnel-visioned thingy) - just nice also since all the FUs are about the same timing as the blood donation intervals.
Used the term "Triage" wrongly - supposed to determine which patient is sicker and need more immediate attention vas seeing who is healthy enough to give blurd. Met a (f) doctor same age as me and as usual, the stupid mouth blew the chance of dating.
I have the #@$% vein closure problem when I donate blurd - so I told the missy that I need to allow it to stop bleeding b4 I leave. Std protocol while in NUH was to wait until stop, plaster, gauze then bandage. Blurd bank plaster is the super good 3M type, so no need gauze. Missy said once wound close liaoz, no nid to do as per NUH as the plaster is different. So left the centre and started bleeding again. Plaster turned red once I reached home =p. Luckily nothing much serious. So next time I seriously need to do the same protocol as per NUH .
Went to shop around for stuff then realised that WE HAVE AN ISLAND-WIDE SHORTAGE OF TAU-SAR KEE CHANGS!!!
Took the express bus to church ladda to meet with a bad example of (maybe) Singaporean courtesy (since I did not verify anyone's citizenship). Bus was packed at one of the stops, a lady with a BB in her arms came up without a place to sit. Waited for 2 stops, no one gave up seat, so I stood up and signalled to her to take over. Some ah lian rushed over while on her phone and decide to slip into the seat. I had to poke her on her shoulder then point at the approaching lady. The girl ought to have some manners. Nearly fainted standing for nearly 1 hr if not for the side bar for leaning.
Plonked into bed once I reached home. Darn tired.
I seriously need to up my RAM for the comp, even PubMedding is a drag.
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