Housejob regrets
My house job was all service work. I learnt very little about actual patient management.
I wasn't sure about the specialty I wanted to pursue but now I've almost made up my mind for internal medicine. But, I'm a bit anxious about how I will look as a trainee. I still can't confidently handle medical discussions with the patients of my family or friends. Heck, I struggle with counselling patients on the wards. I'm also not very good at hands- on work, especially in surgery - little to no suturing skills let alone any other. The only thing I've done is take blood samples and pass NG/Foley's or fill an endless pile of patient files. Some of my peers however are very confident in general patient interactions and I can't help but feel I'm far behind.