What i can conclude is that, i pretty much like my Housemanship here. Even though we do not have that many housemen to begin with, at least the staff is very helpful and friendly. I learn many new things every single day and I enjoy getting to know the cultures here. In my opinion, the people and races here are more of 1Malaysia than in Semenanjung. We have Ibans, Melanaus, Malays, Chinese, Indians, Penans and many others which i need to discover.
To those who are still planning where to go for housemanship, i suggest for you guys to write down Hospital Miri in that little column of your form. You do not even have to put in any other Hospitals in since you will definitely get it. But let's say that if you dont, then REAPPEAL! Do not listen to any rumors mentioning Miri Hospital is already full.
For now, Miri Hospital definitely needs tonnes of House Officer. I do not understand why many choose Kuching over Miri. Miri town is not as hulu as what people might think it is. Hello, we do have Starbucks, Coffee Bean, Parkson, Giant, Watson, Guardian, Big Apple, Sushi King, Pizza Hut and GSC is coming soon too! We also have 24 hours McDonald's and KFC in case you need food during your on-call! Not bad at all for a small city.
Other things that i can say to promote this Hospital is the working environment. I have been spending some years in some Government Hospitals during my clinical years as a medical student. What I can say for now is that, the staff here respects each other and the teamwork is so far, more dynamic than the ones in KL. You still can get some of the scoldings here but at least, they are work related. Come on, it's not a housemanship until you get that yellings and scoldings.
Furthermore, we get to do a lot of procedures here as a houseman. For instance, I can play along with the ultrasound machine in the delivery room and practice it to the patient. I know some hospitals in KL do not even allow housemen to touch the machine! Assisting caesarean section is not much of a competition to do. You will always have the opportunities since we do not have enough housemen here. I am also planning to perform the surgery myself once I am confident with it.
Sure thing, the workload can be quite frustrating sometimes, but if you have already expected a hell-ish life for 2 years, then you might not really feel the burden here. Sometimes, you just need to understand that working hard now might provide extra benefits later on.
There are many other things that I can say to promote this hospital but I am already sleepy now. My next oncall is tomorrow and let's hope things will go fine in the end! But until then, remember this :
Welcome to Miri Hospital!
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Hi! I'm interested in doing housemanship there. R rental houses easily available there? Because as I know hostels r for local houseman. so there r still using oncall system issit?
Hello there. Houses for rent are widely available. A house for rent can be from rm1k per month for 4 bed rooms. Make sure you do have transport though. Previously, I used to stay in the hospital quarters for about 2 months. It is not that well maintained and you will definitely wish to move out early.
Regarding the oncall system, certain depts still use the oncall system while some has flexihours. Even said that on the paper it says u can be off by 8am, we usually stay until noon at least to help out the other colleagues.
hi~! maafla menganggu..tp sy nk tanye akak sikit blh? pd pdpt akak la kan,mcm mn hospital miri tue? ok x? life kt sna ok x?cost of living tinggi sgt ke? ssh x nk cope? MO n specialist die ok2 ke? sng x nk mintk cuti? *opss.. terbyk soklan lak.. huhuhu~*
soalnye,thn dpn sy dh nk mule HO tp blurr sgt nk mintak mana... tgh consider nk mintk kt area sabah sarawak.. tp xtau hosp mne yg ok~ huhuhu~ so sy nk tanye kt akak sndr la mcm mn~ ^___^
hello fira,
sorry for the late reply. well, i've been working here for more than a year already and i havent regretted my choice of coming here since day 1. specialists, MOs and nurses work together as a team. we are of course just a small hospital but we know each other quite well.
I honestly feel that local graduates will have easier time to adapt to the system compared to those who study in Russia/Ukraine or Indonesia. I always tell my juniors that if you are not local grads, you might need to work 2X harder to familiarise yourself with the system.
furthermore, if you have a good attitude, you will be treated well as a houseman. there is no point of having good brain but in the end, you dont know how to work. ive seen some smart HOs but they just are clueless on how to function as a houseman. in the end, memang your bosses will treat you like crap.
I seriously recommend fresh graduates to come out of KL / Klang valley hospital for your training. it doesnt necessarily need to be in Sabah or Sarawak. try to be adventurous!
Hi,
I am considering to apply for housemanship there. Is the condition now (2016) still as described above, or has it changed?
Dont worry.. Hosp miri is the best!!
Hi,,thanks for sharing your experience. May I know how is it like with communicating with the pts? Is there a language barrier? Is English/bm commonly spoken there? Thanks:)
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