Thursday, January 08, 2009

Lesson 1: Be Fierce!

There's a theory that fierce MO will get less referrals.
Now I know that it's quite true.

Case "Bully" 1

HO from other unit called me after office hour, "Hi Dr, I have a case to refer to you..."
Me: "Huh? Why are you calling me? I'm not on call..."
HO: "Can I present the case to you?"
Me: "Why? Today MO on-call is Dr X and you should call him..."
HO: "Ya but...he's very fierce. I'm scared of him la...can I refer the case to you?"
(How can like that??)

Case "Bully" 2

MO's seeing a case with a new HO who's still tagging.

MO: "Hey you review this patient 1 hour later ok? Just see whether his hydration improves."
HO: "Hmm...CAN'T la. I'm going back to take shower."
MO: "Now it's only 5.30pm. 1 hour should be enough for you to take shower right? What about you come and review him at 7pm?"
HO: "NO...the earliest I think I can come is 7.30pm. It's ok la, if I can't make it, I'll ask the HO on-call to review him."

WTH????
I would say all of his anwers are very surprising. New HO, rejected orders and thinks that his personal stuff is much more important than patient's condition.

Is it all because I'm not fierce enough?
Sigh...think have to "pretend" to be fierce a bit dy...forced by the environment!

16 comments:

JunJun-Riko said...

Dear.... must fierce fierce!!! don't let ppl bully u.. if not u can always training to be fierce with me geh.. *bleks*

Zzzyun said...

haha got like this wan ah! i gues the HO take 'advantage' of you becoz u not fierce enough lo keke..

Yew TW said...

U don have to bite, but show ur fangs a bit!

cute little angel said...

kesian you.
what kinda HO is that??!! Irresponsible and rude!
ya man, you better start being fierce so that ppl respect you and listen to you.
Good luck :)

eelainee said...

told u, better be a bit "rough" than ppl riding on ur head for ur softness...
who is the HO? tell me the name, next time i will know what to do when get referral from this particular HO

- yuhhui - said...

LOL! Don't la be fierce. Poor HO under you ler.. Hehe. I want to be HO under u leh!! =D Can bully..

sing said...

I would rather say be firm than be fierce lor..
When you want, you must WANT it
When you say no, you must mean NO
To these type of staffs, no grey area..or you'll be bullied lor

confessions of a medical student said...

i hope next time i get a nice MO too.. hehe.. =P

Michelle Mak said...

wwooaahh..
u spoiling them ler...
be fierce to them....
come i ask jun to teach u...
u too kind d ler...

tw said...

jun very fierce one ah michelle? :P

Michelle Mak said...

errr...ahhhhh..*runs*
LOL..
i havent see her get angry before lor..
but i know lor...every girl will get vr vr fierce if their the other half kena bully :P

JunJun-Riko said...

tw:
no la.. jun very angelic one... very guai n tame.....

michelle:
don spoilt my name ar... *whack u*

peanut said...

den does this means.. i should terbalik.. refer all the case to those fierce MO and become the bullet proof HO..

Michelle Mak said...

jun : cheh..
i didnt mention ur name also..apa la lu...
tsk tsk

MedicBoyz said...

walau leh, nowdays got this kind of houseman ar....
luckily not me one of them....
i'm a good houseman, u know...
hehe

Siaukia said...

I would think being firm is the correct thing to do. Say what you think and do what you say.
Fierce people picks on those vulnerable ones. Don't be...although sometimes inside, you are next to a Jell-O already.

Be fierce just because of environment? That's the worst. The worst thing to be is going down to the same level as those you despise.

Lastly, just be who you are and everyone will love the true you (or hate...but who cares, right?).

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