Tag: housemanship
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locum lokun life: new beginnings + being a locum vs full-time GP
In the first installment of the Locum Lokun Life, you’ll get a very honest glimpse into life as a GP/General Practitioner in Singapore. And hopefully it’ll help you decide if the GP lifestyle is meant for you!
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my 2nd month as a Medical Officer + the fear of stagnation + career progression for doctors in Singapore
This month’s post is centered around the idea of stagnating, both in our daily lives/work and long-term careers, and how limited career progression opportunities for doctors in the public healthcare system contributes to burnout and jadedness.
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my 1st month as a Medical Officer + about the MOPEX system/how to pick good MO postings
1 month into my first-ever Medical Officer posting, and it’s a relief to finally have a 40-hour work week, half the number of hours I used to work as a House Officer. In this month’s post, I’ll be sharing about the MOPEX system, my current stint in Occupational Medicine, and dropping some hints about my…
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the chronicles of a House Elf: my 12th month as a House Officer in Singapore/becoming a Medical Officer + highlight reel of a chill HO year + what’s next?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. After 12 months of Housemanship and 1 bout of COVID, I’m finally a Medical Officer! In this month’s post, I relive the highlights & trauma of the past year, review my past postings, and launch a new monthly series – The Chronicles of…
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the chronicles of a House Elf: my 11th month as a House Officer in Singapore + the effect of bosses on workplace morale
From my admittedly limited 11 months of working as the lowest life form in various public hospitals, I’ve (un)fortunately experienced the highs & lows of different workplace cultures and leadership styles, so I’ll be writing about the trickle-down effect of bosses on team morale in this month’s post.
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the chronicles of a House Elf: my 10th month as a House Officer in Singapore + the eternal fight for work-life balance
Work-life balance is ‘the division of one’s time and focus between working and family or leisure activities’ – or to a House Officer, ‘Error: 404 Not Found’. Here’s how I’ve been maintaining a semblance of a work-life balance in this past 10 months.
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the chronicles of a House Elf: my 9th month as a House Officer in Singapore + will the pre-call blues ever go away?
on the non-scientific phenomenon of ‘pre-call blues’, my third Housemanship posting, and my newfound Muay Thai hobby
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the chronicles of a House Elf: my 8th month as a House Officer in Singapore + the bad thing about comfort zones
Truth be told, I’m terrified of having an uninspiring, comfortably complacent and dull life or career. In this month’s post, I’m looking back on my second Housemanship posting and reflecting on why I love/hate comfort zones.
Chasing Faith and Love 