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Chapter 403 Clinical Internship
What do you do during a clinical internship?
This is a very important stage, and it takes a year and a half, starting from the fifth year. The professors and lecturers in the medical school will explain everything that needs to be explained in the final stage of the fourth year.
At this time, medical students are usually very excited, as their enthusiasm for the novelty is at its peak.
Although they haven't reached the medical training stage yet, they've already started clinical internships, which means they're about to become real doctors.
But soon, they will gradually calm down.
This is not the time to truly choose a direction. It is only after you pass the medical licensing exam next year that you should truly choose a specialization or department.
Instead, they should rotate through each department to familiarize themselves with the hospital's procedures and what they should do in the hospital.
Clinical internships are actually the same as being a student, except that the classroom is set up in a hospital, making it more direct.
Medical students do not bear any clinical responsibility during their clinical internships, which is the same as during their subsequent medical training phase.
Similarly, you can see the patient, but you won't have direct contact with them.
Each department has a designated doctor in charge. You must speak to that doctor first for any matter; you cannot bypass your superiors or act on your own initiative.
They are not yet real doctors, let alone, even if they become doctors, they cannot overstep this threshold.
The rules of university hospitals must be learned at this stage.
Then, the tasks are: first, to learn; second, to familiarize oneself with the hospital; and third, to do what one can do.
As for what they can do, apart from what the doctors directly in charge of them say, it basically comes down to observing, learning, and doing more. And doing more often means doing odd jobs.
"Interns are not allowed to use the elevator during the day. I @*￥＆@（）"
During lunch break in the cafeteria, Takagi almost cursed out loud because of this incident.
Their first month was spent in the gastroenterology department, on the fifth floor, and they couldn't take the elevator, whether going down or up.
The official explanation is that the elevator is reserved for doctors and patients who need it, and interns should obediently take the stairs.
That's bearable, but the key issue is that they have to be the first to arrive at the hospital every day and the last to leave.
In short, people may not necessarily do or even be qualified to do certain things, but they must be willing to work hard and have a spirit of dedication.
"The neurosurgery department of our affiliated hospital is on the tenth floor."
Aki Tomoya picked up a piece of pork cutlet and said lightly to Takagi.
He, Takagi Sai, and Majima Shin were fortunate enough to be in the same group during their clinical internships.
But clinical internships aren't as glamorous as they imagine.
"I hope Takagi-kun will have a more pleasant time climbing the stairs."
Majima sighed as he spoke; he had nothing to say about his first month of clinical internship.
"We are interns, but they treat us like we're not human!"
"keep your voice down!"
While Takagi was complaining, Aki Tomoya reminded him.
Loud noises are prohibited in hospitals, and it's inappropriate to say these things here.
"Intern and person, do you see any conflict?"
With a snap, a plate was placed on the table, and Suzuya suddenly appeared beside them, giving Takagi a slightly mocking look.
I almost forgot to mention, Suzuya was also assigned to the same group as them.
It's impossible for all 97 people in the same cohort to be in the same department for their clinical internships, so they naturally had to be separated and rotate through each other's departments.
"Young master from Kyoto, can't you handle this little bit of hardship?"
Suzuya rarely made a sarcastic remark in front of Takagi.
The conflict between the two had already begun when Aki Tomoya and Mashima were assigned to the same group.
These two people should never be together, but they were assigned to the same spot anyway.
"Trying to provoke me? You're not quite there yet."
Takagi calmed down at this point, and he was even able to complain openly in front of Aki Tomoya and Mashima.
However, Suzuya is an outsider, so he wouldn't do anything that would hurt his friends and please his enemies.
To avoid giving someone a reason to use it against you.
Suzuya smiled noncommittally, then turned her gaze away from Takagi and looked at Aki Tomoya and the others.
"How does it feel?"
He was more curious about how the other two felt than about Takagi.
"I was somewhat mentally prepared beforehand, so it's alright. I'll need to set aside some time to prepare for CBT."
Aki Tomoya replied casually.
This year marks the start of a year-and-a-half-long clinical internship.
At the same time, they also need to start preparing for two very important exams, which will determine whether they can take the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's medical licensing exam next year.
"Clinical internships are tough enough, but once you get used to it, you'll start preparing for CBT. Let's cheer each other on!"
Majima, who was standing to the side, gave a wry smile.
To prepare for the CBT, which is a written subject exam, you need to review more than 20,000 questions, and the exam questions will be drawn from those 20,000 questions.
As for the other OSCE, which is the practical skills exam, you can learn more about it during your clinical internship.
Unlike CBT, OSCE is an assessment that simulates a doctor's consultation, techniques, attire, and terminology. To achieve this, you need to observe how real doctors perform the procedures and how they are written in the manuals during your clinical internship.
Basically, the main focus should be on clinical internships and CBT, while OSCE is less important but still very important.
"Yeah, just thinking about looking at 20,000 questions gives me a headache!"
Suzuya also sighed at this moment.
Even though it's all stuff I've already learned, I still have to look at those 20,000 questions. Going through them one by one will definitely make my scalp tingle.
However, Aki Tomoya teased at this moment, "You were number one in our class, right?"
"As expected, Aki-kun, you're still in cahoots with Takagi-kun! You're trying to flatter me to death!"
Suzuya looked terrified.
The three chuckled lightly, but Takagi just pursed his lips, clearly disliking Suzuya and feeling resentful that Suzuya seemed to be stealing his two friends.
"intern."
They had originally intended to continue chatting for a while, but the sudden sound of the word "intern" in the cafeteria made the four of them stand up instinctively.
"exist!"
"Report here before 2 PM."
"Yes!"
Looks like something's up again.
Aki Tomoya, Majima, and Suzuya didn't react much, only Takagi closed his eyes in pain.
"Takagi-kun, get used to the change in your role quickly."
Takagi doesn't seem to like being bossed around, but at this stage, he has no choice but to accept it.
In a university hospital, it's best not to stand out from the crowd.
"Aki, how much longer will we have to live like this?"
"One year and two months, I guess."
"Ah……"
Chapter 404 The Only Thing That Isn't Lacking Books
For one year and two months, Aki Tomoya tried to convince Takagi Sai that this period of time would pass quickly.
Just like when they were still in the university's medical school, time flies when you have something to do.
There are quite a few things to do as an intern, and they are often trivial.
I spent more time following the doctor in charge, learning the hospital's rules and procedures.
In universities, it's theory; in hospitals, it's practical problems.
In terms of status, interns are even lower than medical trainees.
Although neither of them bears any clinical responsibility, the medical trainees at least have a medical license.
In university hospitals, the relationship between seniors and juniors is also very obvious.