Aussie-Chinese Girl Reflects on Her Med Practitioner Journey

Been real slack this year with posting so far...😅😅😅...not a great reflection of being on track for my 2024 New Year Res goals but it's like they say, "two steps forwards, one step back...or few steps back", but as long as the overall trajectory is looking good, we good 😂 So the original plan was one reflective post per week but obviously, that didn't happen and somehow in the blink of an eye, it's already the start of week 5 in a 6-week rotation 😱😱😱💀💀💀 and to be quite frank, I'm only feeling slightly less confused and befuddled than 5 weeks ago at the beginning of term. I have, however, worked out that I'm not really keen to be staring down people's genital areas all day every day (nearly) for the rest of my medical career so O&G really isn't for me, but I do appreciate the mix of surg and physicians jobs in O&G.  Study reflection to date Positives Neutral Needs Improvement   Not shying ...

(technically week 2 has already come and gone but bear w me lol) Back into the grind with one of the most intense rotations for MD3 - obstetrics & gynaecology and I’m defs feeling it with 6:20am wake-ups, and mad rushes out the door 20mins later. Mind you, this is also after being on vacation in Thailand for three weeks right before placement started with 9am natural wake ups 💀 - talk about a drastic circadian rhythm adaptation (altho I’m defs not helping with irregular sleep times and bed time procrastination…) Also got chucked in the deep end when I didn’t have access to the online learning modules pre-placement and was just told to message your team’s reg about expectations before Day 1, so had to pluck up the courage and text a stranger on Australia Day, but thank god my reg was so chill and enthusiastic sounding (he was also irl so super lucky). My clinical buddy also caught gastro so just me a lost duckling trailing behind my reg and not understanding handover w the crazy am...

 As I was writing the previous post, I realized it's already 2024 (hella scary if you ask me), and of couse the most generic post I can make is a New Year's Resolution BUT...thought by posting it out into the public, it would make me more accountable.......*tell that to the ostrich in me XD* '24 New Year's Res 1. Target weight 52kg - not just for vanity's sake, but that weight actually falls within the health BMI range for Asians, and I'm currently considered above this range 💀 2. Study more Mon-Fri so I can relax properly on the weekends - also cuz I can already see quite a few commitments popping up on the weekends given both social and club activities (new co-Hiking Officer for WMMSS this year!) so need a better approach to studies than last year 😅 3. Aim for gym 3/7 - seemed to get best results when I was doing this back in early 2021 💪 4. Read more books - rediscovered my passion for reading these past 2/12 so would love to continue it throughout this...