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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Just wondering how does one cope mentally when they see people around them all leaving the system for private?
Currently a FM resident just completed most of my hospital rotations , now mainly left with ops postings for last year. (Currently in ops)
5 of my batchmates from FM left, some my co mo in IM, GS, and o&g(friends that I made during hospital posting) also left residency recently.
Personally I am keen to complete residency since I only have slightly more than 1 year left. (Turning r3 in July).
But I feeling increasingly lonely, also not sure if I am making the right decision in staying and will it be too late for me to leave next year (i.e will there still be jobs left outside?)
Some people say ops is better than gp land as you work as a team and can learn from your peers. Personally so far in my posting I don't seem to feel so. Although I am in a teamlet, we actually run our own individual queue. I come at 8am see pts till 130pm (morning usually over extended) have quick lunch, then see pts from 2 to 5pm. I leave at 5 -530pm once done. I hardly talk to other people (doctors, care coordinator, nurse manager) in my teamlet.
Lunchtime teaching is 1-2x/week but I usually zoom in from my clinic room. Only person I spoke to in my ops is the hod who gave me an orientation when I first came.
Just like gpland it feels very much on your own, and I actually miss the times in IM/GS where although hours are longer, you can chit chat with people I your team and have lunch together)
Sry for the rant guys but I don't know, I am feeling increasingly depressed and Sian. Maybe a break from medicine altogether might be Good..
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as someone said , private gp land longer hours that is more lonesome. gp land not the perfect cup of tea. for many pple it's a escape or a no where else to go route.
I actually don't prefer to fraternise too much and eat my lunch alone .
collegiality takes time to built up but u get there once u settle into a particular ops.
if u feel like u at a breaking point, ask pd for a 6 months break la. they usually quite sympathetic.
u can try community hospital work but u need more tenacity becuase pat are more complex but u can work at your own pace , go for u lunch etc.
don't quit. we all went thru what u are going thru. the world is better when u finish ur m.med.