Down to the final month of my clerkship rotation, we rotated in the wonderland of child health — Pediatrics
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Rotation
Spent the last half of March with my Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery rotation, a.k.a. E.N.T. On my first day, my groupmates and I were assigned in the operating room wherein an ongoing procedure of tonsillectomy of hypertrophic tonsils, Grade IV, was scheduled. Learning Point: Tonsil Grading! Got to witness how OHN-surgeons would be […]
Ophthalmology Point of View
My Ophthalmology rotation just ended a few days ago. From benign external diseases to the dreaded emergency cases, here I will share with you my Opthalmology point of view. The Eye Center In here, showcased were cases of proliferative and nonproliferative types of diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments, vitreous hemorrhages, retinopathy of prematurity, open and close […]
World of Psychiatry
On my way to my assigned pavilion My rotation in Psychiatry for the whole month of February just ended! I started not knowing bunch of what this rotation had to offer but as I ran through different scenarios in the out-patient department, ward, and emergency room setting, I was able to broaden my understanding of […]
Internal Medicine Rotation
After my rotations in Surgery, OB-Gyne, CFM, here came Internal Medicine! I had my December and January reserved for that department Out-patient department I had my first 8 days to cater needs of outpatient department patients. The usual time in would be at 8 in the morning. A line of patients’ folders would start to […]
OB-Gyne Push
My OB-Gyne Rotation started last August and ended in September. Here, I share some of the highlights of my rotation There are days where we have our conferences together with the residents and consultants of the department. We discuss updates of guidelines, review the theoretical, and apply them in our everyday rotation in the department. […]
Emergency Medicine Rotation as Clerk
Sharing my days as an Emergency Medicine Rotation clerk
End of Surgery Rotation as a Clerk
Definitely enjoyed surgery rotation so much and learned a LOT from both inside and outside rotations around the OPD, ICU, Ward, SICU, ER, ward and OR posts. I never thought I could do so much for a short span of time in the ER with nonstop waves of cases coming in! From burns, lacerations, gunshot […]
First Surgical Assist as a Clerk
First Rotation: Surgery Today, I was able to assist in an AV fistula formation procedure in my surgery rotation together with two of the eminent surgeons of the institute. I never had any experience in the real operating room set-up before since that wasn’t part of the curriculum I had in my undergrad years. But, […]