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@c3convertase

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My alphabet soup: BSc MBBS(Hons) MIDI MPH. GP Reg currently RMO in O&G. Overly open and honest. Interests: mental health, sexual health, ID. #disableddocs

Sydney, New South Wales
Joined June 2018
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@c3convertase
Tam.
2 months
Being a doctor is weird as you are held to infinitely high standards by everyone but also expected to play down that your job is high responsibility & intellectually tiring at times & have to act like any old rando could do your easy job so people don't think you're "superior"
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@c3convertase
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5 years
@Nate_Benoit @gothhunny @kingofbelts Tbh I get this from every background. Men act entitled.
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@c3convertase
Tam.
5 years
@TakedownMRAs I'm scared of the creator as he seems to think that's a reasonable thing to do as long as they are a "good man" behind it
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@c3convertase
Tam.
2 months
This argument is so tired. Yes, doctors make errors too despite all their experience and education. So why would you think having someone with a FRACTION of training doing the same job would have better outcomes?! I swear no one is using their brains.
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Robert Le Faux
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@c3convertase What about all the errors doctors make? Look at the scandals, coverups, complaints data, collated litigation, & inquiry reports in the UK. Read Francis and read Ockenden. Listen to bereaved parents lied to by consultants. Maybe every should see a professor.
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5 years
Statistically Iโ€™m going to marry another doctor so I look forward to telling everyone to write โ€œDr and Drโ€ instead of this โ€œMr and Mrsโ€ nonsense. EQUALITY, B*TCH.
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Tam.
7 months
A patientโ€™s family member today said Iโ€™m the best doctor theyโ€™ve dealt with and really appreciated the time I spent with them. And another one of the nurses say they all love working with me as Iโ€™m so approachable, and that the patients all tell them they adore me too. So WHY
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Tam.
2 months
This is a great example of why even cases that seem "simple" should be seen by a qualified doctor. He may not have survived a protocol-driven, non-medical practitioner. Medicine doesn't always fit pretty little flow charts. Glad this lady's husband is ok!
@LindsayPrint
Lindsay ๐Ÿ’™
2 months
@AmarHujan My GP saw my husband when his โ€˜asthmaโ€™ was bad - sent him straight to A&E ended up having 4 stents fitted for 80% blocked artery. Condition also known as โ€™widow makerโ€™ Couldnโ€™t be more grateful. Husbands โ€˜asthmaโ€™ now disappeared!!
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Tam.
2 months
On a seperate note that's bothered me for years, I've noticed whenever people say they "chose" not to study medicine they're actually just assuming they would have got in rather than got in and turned it down. It is NOT easy to get accepted in med school lol
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Dr Sandeep Bansal
2 months
A PA suggesting that their course content is exactly the same as MBBS/MBChB And they have less time to study it in. This from a week ago.
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1 month
It's honestly terrifying hearing UK PAs talk about pattern recognition in their first years of work. It's so important to go in with broad differentials based on fundamentals rather than getting led down a narrow path, particularly as a more junior clinician. I'm PGY5 and a
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9 months
Iโ€™m sorry but I will always REFUSE to request bloods or scans for someone who can come up with a plan but is not allowed to order investigations if I havenโ€™t personally been involved with the patientโ€™s care. Itโ€™s my medical license. A concept they donโ€™t understand.
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@c3convertase
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3 months
I've also been bullied by midwives when I was a med student. Now I'm terrified of them and my next rotation is O&G. And I DEFINITELY see a big difference with how they treat male vs female doctors... ๐Ÿ˜ข
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Dr Sandeep Bansal
6 months
Current medical student - told to โ€˜f offโ€™ by midwives and stop stealing cases when all they wanted to do was sit there and watch a vaginal delivery ๐Ÿคฏ
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Tam.
2 months
Why are PAs always going on about how they're trained in the "medical model like doctors" when real medical school and training has followed the biopsychosocial model for DECADES, lol?!
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Tam.
6 months
@drnikkistamp @emirates Once I had airline staff very pointedly and repeatedly use Ms instead of the Dr on my boarding pass when I was in Business Class, but made a HUGE fuss calling a man with Dr listed on his, though he was in Economy Class. :/ So definitely just outright sexism.
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7 months
did I get told for years Iโ€™d be better in non clinical roles so I didnโ€™t have to deal with people? That I wasnโ€™t suited to medicine??!! Seems it was indeed just discrimination after I disclosed mental health issues.
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@c3convertase
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24 days
It's actually interesting that there's a huge reduction in availability of locum roles in Australia this year (even for the more limited first part of academic year) due to how many doctors have come over from the UK. It's like a tidal wave lol
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@c3convertase
Tam.
8 months
This is so bad. Theyโ€™re just deliberately trying to mislead patients at this point. Raj is not a medical doctor.
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Tam.
9 months
Iโ€™m guessing most people are gone since this is no longer even called Twitter, but Iโ€™ve reactivated to let you know Iโ€™ve been accepted into GP training starting next year and even got a spot in Sydney so I can continue my treatment to improve my personal health. Thanks so much
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@c3convertase
Tam.
3 months
Reminds me when I had a Pt in ED triaged as just jaw hurting, prob a tooth was the thought. Turns out to be a major cardiac event when I reviewed. If experienced triage nurses can miss things like this (yes, drs do too), what hope does someone with only 2 years training have?
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Clare Kirwan
3 months
The problem with suggesting PAs are suited to seeing โ€œminor illnessโ€ in GP is Who gets to decide / deem these patients illnesses as minor? Is it the receptionists booking? (๐Ÿฅด) Differentiating the sick from the not sick patients in GP is the biggest challenge of the job.
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@c3convertase
Tam.
2 months
@vileslug I once had a Psych Reg say to me that if suicidal patients really wanted to die they'd just get on with it. Not impressed.
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22 days
I got fooled by him again. He told me he was leaving her. I'm such a f*ckwit. And now I'm almost 35 and want kids but no one will want me. Literally everyone my age I know is married and most with kids.
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Tam.
2 months
Actually might have to drop out of GP training because of the huge pay cut once I do clinic-based training. My rent would be the majority of my income &there is a rental crisis so nowhere cheaper. More reasons no one from my gen of drs are choosing GP @RACGPPresident @RACGP
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Tam.
4 months
All the PA stuff has honestly encouraged me to very clearly introduce myself as a doctor rather than โ€œpart of the medical teamโ€ like I used to due to attitudes by other staff about junior doctors.
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Dr Sandeep Bansal
4 months
Am I seeing this right? The stroke consultant bleep held by a non doctor and physician associate?
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@c3convertase
Tam.
2 months
This is a terrible photo but kinda shows the colour. I love it!! I try take better photo later
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Tam.
3 months
Iโ€™m quite worried Iโ€™m too curvy to wear scrubs in the ED atm :/ no, this isnโ€™t a photo to get people to perve, but will this be seen as unprofessional on the floor??!! Should I return for baggy ones??? Theyโ€™re so damn comfy though and was able to order Tall ones ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
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15 days
Ok, screw my ex. Planning a date with someone Iโ€™ve met before, like, have mutual friends (including my brother and SIL) and wants to settle down. Wish me luck lol
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Tam.
26 days
One of the nurses brought in me in containers of curry for lunch after I told her I rarely cook proper meals as live alone ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน
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@c3convertase
Tam.
2 months
A lot of non doctors commenting and messaging proving my point! Sigh
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Tam.
8 months
@HoneybadgerOr @jayblackisfunny @ask_aubry The risk of birth defects and miscarriages is through the roof because of his age. It doesnโ€™t only depend on the woman.
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@c3convertase
Tam.
2 months
How are they different to what a doctor brings to an MDT then, apart from being less trained? I also have a first degree in science and then did graduate medicine, which is already considered accelerated and intensive as only 4 years instead of 5 to 6...
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Trisha
2 months
@medicalmodelbri @parthaskar Maybe not. But you cannot deny their value to multidisciplinary practice. The PAs are educated. Have a first degree in a science plus a two year intensive course in medicine. Show some respect!
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5 months
Hello Twitter/X, long time no see! Iโ€™ve been going through job applications and interviews for next year so decided to become less online during it lolol. And I got offered a job to so I can finish off my last RMO rotations to FINALLY start GP clinic training in 2025! ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†
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Tam.
6 months
Deranged. I only stepped up to a Reg role in the second half of this year and it is SO different and such a higher level of responsibility. Absolutely deranged to think MAPs and such are equivalent. Holy dunning Kruger โ€ฆ
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5 years
@MollyThynes @_Chainzy @Nate_Benoit @gothhunny @kingofbelts I donโ€™t understand how they havenโ€™t heard the issue with โ€œnot all menโ€-ing yet. Do they live under a rock?
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@c3convertase
Tam.
14 days
So sleepy but at least I look pretty today besides the tired face ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†
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Tam.
1 month
I always feel most myself in black.
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Tam.
2 months
@vileslug Yeah when i talked about mine when i was younger I was jumped on those more focused on my apparently internalised fatphobia than my potentially DEADLY ILLNESS. My BMI was 15 ffs. (Yes, I know the issues with BMI but it was not good.) The attitude seems to be SO prevalent in the
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@c3convertase
Tam.
5 years
@DeadChuffed @TeresaMarieR @Stephs_tweeting @AshaRangappa_ Drugs cost SO much more in the US than my country, itโ€™s appalling
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Tam.
3 months
@Stavrosgreig74 @margaret_tmsinc @9NewsSyd Your timeline is an embarrassing cesspit of racism, misogyny and science denial, none of which point to great intellectual prowess. So itโ€™s pretty damn hilarious you think youโ€™re in any way qualified to have a worthwhile opinion on this topic. Oh Dunning-Krugerโ€ฆ
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Tam.
5 months
GREEN. (No filter. Itโ€™s this green. ๐Ÿ˜†)
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Tam.
5 years
This cheered me up a lot last night
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Tam.
6 months
I CANNOT express how enraged I get whenever I see or hear โ€œresilienceโ€ used in a healthcare setting now. PARTICULARLY about junior doctors.
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Dr Done
6 months
โ€˜Building resilienceโ€™? Is she kidding?
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Tam.
9 months
Horrifying that if this dude is being โ€œleftโ€ to lead arrests that means heโ€™s taking on a role he shouldnโ€™t be and letting people think heโ€™s a doctor. The FYI 1 should be leading an arrest before him before the more senior doctors arrive.
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Tam.
7 months
@paulcallan843 @ENT_UK Can men please stop making false equivalencies about female doctors? I have ONLY seen men on here do it, not female doctors. Stop it.
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Tam.
2 months
@PietroBenito @PeterDilworth1 I hope people don't die as easily in IT. I dare say they don't.
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Tam.
2 months
The Emergency Departments are full of people presenting with mild to moderate SIDE EFFECTS of ozempic. Do people not read the side effect information before taking a new medication??!! Ozempic is very well known in medicine to have some crappy side effects.
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@c3convertase
Tam.
1 month
I guess it's still a bit damp and probably still super bright in the sun haha
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Tam.
5 months
I know my hair is green but I swear Iโ€™m a doctor! ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†
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Tam.
5 months
Screaming on the inside
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Tam.
2 months
@SusanHa93945327 Ok old woman
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@c3convertase
Tam.
5 years
@AGKaige @sllewyttam @Mypantss123 @BenNeumann @Wolfpackmiitomo @Nate_Benoit @gothhunny @kingofbelts But not all groups have systemic oppression and the same societal power level.
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Tam.
5 years
I remember in my first year of medical school a guy in my cohort cringing and freaking out whenever someone mentioned periods. He asked us not to as it was โ€œgrossโ€. He is now a doctor. My god I hope he got over it but Iโ€™m doubtful. And this is why I will be vocal whether itโ€™s
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Tam.
5 years
I only have 90 days of rotation I have to redo due to what I missed and then this degree is DONE. Please just let me finish, uni. Iโ€™ve passed every exam & OSCE. Half my problems are rooted in money anyway. Med school while poor is very difficult. And most my peers donโ€™t get it.
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Tam.
8 months
@riversampler @DrGirishPsych @mmamas1973 @OMadlom That just sounds like extra work for the GP
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Tam.
3 months
Iโ€ฆumโ€ฆ didnโ€™t expect a photo of my butt in scrubs to be so popular; itโ€™s not exactly a flattering photo and Iโ€™m very covered up!! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ
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Tam.
6 months
@drvyom I left emergency in tears the other day after my GP sent me in. Because of my mental health history they donโ€™t take serious physical things seriously either and Iโ€™m even a doctor. Was HUMILIATING. I would honestly rather just die than experience their loathing and scorn again.
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@c3convertase
Tam.
2 months
Another bad photo but I like how it looks here outside:
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Tam.
3 months
I'm looking like my half-elf Druid character ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ
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Tam.
8 months
Because of my disability it took me an extra 1.5 years to complete medical school. I also did an extended internship. Yet I got here in the end. So go to effing med school and work like I did or STAY IN YOUR DAMN LANE. Do you know how hard it is to qualify and be a
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Tam.
5 years
โ€œgrossโ€ for you or not. Period stigma and shaming is why women have suffered for so long. Pain to do with it not being taken seriously. Misconceptions and myths abounding.
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@c3convertase
Tam.
3 months
Not at work today (I have therapy) so wearing black. I feel most myself in black. ๐Ÿ–ค
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Tam.
3 months
My fave nurse bought in a cake as my last days here ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน
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Tam.
2 months
@drstip I dunno, maybe. Seems to be common with the Brits on here too. At least the Americans apparently are allowed to be proud of their achievements! ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Tam.
4 months
Merry Christmas from Australia, everyone
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Tam.
3 months
[internally screaming face] Dear god, I need this giant coffee!!
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Tam.
1 month
@RandyTreibel @focusfronting I am autistic and have severe anxiety but this is not "structure", this is ABUSE. You are one of those disgusting men who weaponise therapy and disability speak to make the things you think sound ok.
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10 months
Iโ€™m sorry but anaesthetists are still the nicest and non-hierarchical doctors to deal with. My current reg is doing his last few weeks of medicine ward training towards his ICU training and he is so lovely and chill and ALREADY TRAINED AS AN ANAESTHETIST
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Tam.
5 months
I look like such a goof ๐Ÿ˜†
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Tam.
5 years
Yes I own a lot of 40s and 50s style dresses, what of it?? They suit my figure!
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Tam.
8 months
All you people playing doctor by intentionally misleading patients with your job titles are pathetic. Go to medical school if you want to play doctor. I went through medical school on THE DISABILITY PENSION, as they initially thought Iโ€™d never be able to work again.
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@c3convertase
Tam.
3 months
No one told me Iโ€™d look more sexy librarian defining my brows (they tend to get smothered with my bb cream lol)
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Tam.
2 months
This is how excited I feel about getting up at 6am for work
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@c3convertase
Tam.
5 years
My parents, brother, his partner and I are all watching a Christmas Law and Order: SVU marathon. Itโ€™s not actually related to Christmas but we all enjoy the show lol. Curries for dinner with extended fam.
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@c3convertase
Tam.
20 days
When I'm listening to a pregnant woman's belly the placental blood flow goes "whooooshhh whooooshhhh" and the foetal heartbeat goes "WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP". That's the best I can put it in writing! ๐Ÿคฃ
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Tam.
2 months
The consultant earlier said from working with me that I should really consider a career in emergency medicine ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน that he can imagine me doing it Is one of the nicest things someone has said to me at work! And he just reiterated ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน
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@c3convertase
Tam.
12 days
Help me.
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Tam.
14 days
One of the few things I like about my appearance are that these are my natural lashes without mascara or anything โ˜บ๏ธ
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Tam.
5 months
Other doctors freak out if I tell them how Iโ€™m really feeling when in a low. Tired of the โ€œjust reach outโ€ when itโ€™s not really meant. (Not you, Erin! In general.) As a female, junior doctor with bipolar who ended up in ICU intubated after an attempt on my life when I was not
@Dr_ErinLS
Dr Erin L-S ๐Ÿฉบ aka Dr Cake ๐ŸŽ‚
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Reeling after loss of #MedTwitter colleague I want to ask one thing What are you doing to ensure it doesn't happen to someone else? Ask someone how they *really* are, go out of your way. Maybe someone you haven't talked to for a while. Otherwise posting about it means nothing
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7 months
Yay! Darker green
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Tam.
11 days
The midwives on my current placement have been lovely so far and made me eat the final Krispy Kreme today (even after they'd given me one earlier hahaha ๐Ÿ˜)
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Tam.
4 months
Usually my baby brother (well, heโ€™s 29 lol) wears the Santa hat to give out presents but heโ€™s not here this year so I was made to don the hat!! ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜†
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Tam.
9 months
plan. Maybe I should avoid ever working in the UK, whole system sounds like itโ€™s going down the drain. Hope they enjoy having heaps of PAs but no doctorsโ€ฆ
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@c3convertase
Tam.
5 months
THERAPY DOG VISITED TODAY!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
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@c3convertase
Tam.
1 month
consultant reminded me of this just the other week when I was becoming laser focused too early instead of thinking BROAD.
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Tam.
10 months
The one good thing that has come out of my breakup is that Iโ€™m slowly rebuilding friendships, including people I hadnโ€™t seen in years, and theyโ€™ve welcomed me back with open arms. ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ Iโ€™m very lucky for that.
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21 days
Wish me luck starting O&G tomorrow? Eek! Nervous!
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Tam.
29 days
Oh no, I'm working night shift and they don't pay you for the extra hour worked as NSW Health calculates via clock times on the time slip ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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1 month
It's why we undergo so many years of training, but I find the rest of the MDT doesn't always understand this sadly. It's easy to think after enough years in the hospital "hey, I can almost do what the doctors do, they see the same things over and over" but it doesn't work like
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Tam.
4 months
Today I was very pink
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Tam.
20 days
I got told I did a good job on my first day ๐Ÿ˜Š (Though everyone is so nice they'd probably say that anyway lol)
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Tam.
5 months
Everyone please pray to whatever higher power you choose for me? As tomorrow Iโ€™ll be running the weekly MDT of the entire ward as usual. But the Consultant canโ€™t attend this week so Iโ€™ll be making the plans for everyone, including what leave if any they can have over Christmas
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Tam.
5 months
Dressed up for last work day before Christmas! :D
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@c3convertase
Tam.
1 month
Diagnosis cannot be reduced to simple flow charts, unfortunately.
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9 months
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Tam.
6 months
People are booking in with me for Telehealth oh goshhhhh nervous!! (Yes, i am covered by medical indemnity, I was very careful and researched and took out extra indemnity that covers Telehealth)
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Tam.
20 days
Omg I accidentally ended up rather Scottish, with red hair (though hard to see in the poor lighting, tartan pj shorts and a t shirt with thistles on it ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ (I actually do have Scottish heritage though way back hahaha ๐Ÿ˜†) (And yes, I look tired AF. I'm going to bed lol)
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