a letter : don't work our doctors to death

they scolded us when we gave them bad treatment.

they complained when we didn't smile to them.

and they even wanted to sue us and jeopardize our license of practice.

and i don't think they even have a thought about how hard our day is, working as a doctor.

and then someone has spoken.....

"DOCTORS hold one of the most noble jobs in the world but it is known that doctors in Malaysia are not treated well enough.

They need to work seven days a week and rarely get any public holiday.

When they are on call, they need to stay alert throughout the night. Can anyone imagine having to work through the night and continue working the next day?

Not even night shift workers work for 36 hours straight like some doctors do. The pay of a doctor is not as high as is expected as they only get between RM3,000 and RM4,000. Other than that, doctors are constantly yelled at by their seniors during their housemanship.

Although most doctors choose the profession to help the sick, the bad treatment they get often makes them neglect their duties.

All in all, Malaysia should truly appreciate their talented doctors and not work them to death.

Doctors should be given regular holidays as they have to work hard when they are on call. Those who do not know the real job of a doctor may think that it is easy. On the contrary, it is truly challenging."

YONG CHEE YUEN,
Kajang.

well, anyone still interested to be a doctor?

when i read this letter, i know that the hectic of doctor's working hours (especially HO) is for our own good. the more u spend ur time in hospital, the more skill u get. but when ur body and mental crying and begging for rest, that time, u r at the weakest part of ur practice, and prone to make mistake. am i correct???

and when there is a mistake, the next is a bucket of 'sumpah seranah' from your senior.

one of my prof said that HO's life is a period when ur life is nearly like hell. hehe maybe it just part of being grandiosity. but thinking that im going to be HO not more than 6 months, that's scary man.

so, just keep moving forward and be positive. amin.