Professor (Dr.) Tarun Kumar Chaturji (Fictional Name) ward rounds in AIIMS, New Delhi, on free days were ‘tough’. Even the junior consultants used to fear them. After one such ‘tough’ ward round the junior residents were sitting dejected in the duty room. Feeling pity for them Dr. Chaturji told them a little story to boost up their morale and brighten their hope of becoming a great surgeon someday.
Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji was posted in the community health care center in Ballabgarh, Haryana, as senior resident in surgery as part of his rotational posting. Compared to the hospital in AIIMS, New Delhi, it was a new experience for him. The operation theatre was far removed from the ones in AIIMS. There were no junior residents to assist during operation and look after the patients in the post-operative period. The ward and nursing staff was also not comparable to that in AIIMS, New Delhi.
Dr. Chaturji operated on hernia patient there. The patient had a bad hospital course in the period after the operation (Dr. Chaturji had declined to comment on the actual details). While leaving the hospital, the patient said, that if he knew he had to face such problems, he never would have got himself operated upon by Dr. Chaturji.
Tip: Even the great face problems at the beginning of their career. So don’t get disheartened by problems or failures in the early part of your career.
Tip: When you go in a setup that is different from what you are used to working or where you were taught, mistakes are bound to occur. Take care to minimize your mistake. Be dynamic and adapt to the condition at hand.
Tip: Also, it takes someone with great self-confidence and courage and a genuine need to encourage you to talk about any setbacks or misfortune in the early part of their career. Treat them with the respect and love they deserve.
(Based on true incident)
— ND
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