Journey of a DUMB Houseman

1 question that runs in everyone's mind is that how much a Houseman does gets every month? Before I get there, here is how many hours I work for this week ah...  Sunday - Night 25 hours Monday - PN 0 hours Tuesday - AM 9 hours Wednesday - PM 15 hours Thursday - AM 9 hours Friday - OFF Saturday - PM 15 hours  Cumulatively, for this week, I work for about 73 hours (that's the least working hours I have gotten, max I have reached is 90 hours).  So, in average let's say la I work 75 hours per week, in a month I will be working for 300 hours (please bear in mind that this is official working hours, we come super early, and never leave on time). So, how much do we earn??  I remembered my brother told me once that his students told him that they want to become a doctor because gaji 5 figures.     So, what is the reality?  Your basic salary is RM 2947.00 Yes. Seriously!! But, in total, ...

So, a junior of mine read my blog and asked me on what should be done during medical school days in order to become a better houseman. I took some time to get it write but something is always missing, because I was never a good student and I am a DUMB houseman. 🤣🤣🤣 So, what I will write instead is what I feel that I should have done during my school days in order to be a better HO. 😉 Please be advised that I’m just a first poster in HO. What I’m saying is what I feel la ah…. Saye bengap dulu dan sekarang. 🤣🤣🤣 So, here we go.  First and foremost what I feel is that as a medical student, go and learn la. Explore what medicine is. The art of it. We used to be so excited tau bile masuk OT. But haprak la, learn nothing most of the time. Jadi tiang je pun. Waktu student la waktu paling susah nak belajar. But at least, you need to see and know it. Let’s say la ah. We go by procedure dulu. Among my colleagues back in the school, more than half of them ...