I was in the midst of my Paediatrics Student Internship, where we shadow the HOs and learn how to be mini-HOs for three weeks. Every morning was a flurry of helping the HOs see the kids, examine them, check their vitals, and preparing to present them to the consultants when they come. In the background was this low level rumbling noise of anxiety about which residency should I apply for, and whether they would think I am qualified enough.
One day, I had finished helping the HOs as usual, and was having a tutorial with my clinical group in the middle of the ward, when someone tapped me on the shoulder. I looked around and it was a mother, holding the hand of one of the patients I was following up on. She smiled and passed me a paper heart from the little girl. I thought it was really cute, and tucked it away in my bag. It was only after I got home late at night that I turned over the heart to see what was written on the other side:
“Dear doctor, thank you for all the stickers. God loves you.”
~ Elizabeth Tan, M5 Student
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