Introduction

Just a little introduction about myself.

I'm Anjanette or Angie for short. I grew up in a strict family in Johor Bahru, Johor, but rebellious and playful since young. I didn't initially plan to be a doctor. my parents didnt force me either. I intially wanted to study law, performing arts, marine biology etc but my parents are said no for various reasons. and so the next in line in terms of interest would be medicine. and since they were okay with me doing medicine, i went ahead with it. 

I am the eldest of 3 siblings. My younger sister wanted to become a doctor first, wayyyyyy before i did and it seemed like i copied her. hahhah! She's really smart. but you dont have to be the smartest to be a good doctor. You just need the right attitude cause knowledge is at our fingertips, skills can be learned, but what cannot be instilled is ATTITUDE. 

It wasnt easy to enter medical school. it wasnt easy throughout medical school, it wasnt easy graduating from medical school either. its a long tiring journey. 

Now take a moment to think about YOUR JOURNEY IN MEDICAL SCHOOL. what can you say about it? 

Satisfied? worth it? feel like a load off your shoulders? happy? 

Thats how i feel about my housemanship, now that its ending soon. 

I chose Sabah to do my housemanship because:

1. I love diving. I want to be near the sea at all times. I want to be able to go to the beach whenever I feel down or feel drained out 

2. I can live away from family. I've been living away for 7 years so I'm used to being away 

3. the training in Sabah is tough, but for good reason. I want to be trained to be as wholesome as I can be (that was also the reason why housemanship was increased from 1 year to 2 years training) 

4. I want to try a different lifestyle (outside of the busy city life that I grew up in) 

Starters

First off, thank  you for taking the time to check out my blog!

The reason for the creation of this blog is:

1. there are a few people who took initiatives to ask me about housemanship in Sabah so I figured that making a blogpost so that information can be spread to many more people who want to have some sort of idea about what housemanship is like or have a glimpse about the life of a houseman here in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu

2. I personally find housmanship quite fun and enjoyable, but I know that not everyone sees it that way. so I would like to share a little bit of tips or advice that might encourage medical students who are still studying/ doctors waiting for housemanship post/ current housemen who might find some things useful. or maybe so that someone reading this might have some hope and not just see the bleak future of being a houseman in Malaysia

3. I wish to hear input from you guys too as I am also constantly learning and trying to better myself everyday. So, hopefully this platform can be used to make new friends too!

4. Being a 5th poster now, I see some of my juniors struggle with some daily ward work or understanding things and the system. So, hopefully this will shed some light on the things we need to focus on and zoom in on as a houseman (basically, how to function in the hospital)


Before I begin, few disclamers:

1. this is just based on my personal experience being a houseman here in Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu. this may not be the same at hospitals elsewhere
2. whatever my opinions are, its just MY opinions and it does not represent the opinion of housemen as a whole.

More to be added as we go along

Lets dive in!