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Chunky Monkey · 03-06-2009 8:12pm

We have 4 AMK's (applied medical knowledge exam) every year...125 MCQs over 3 hours. For my third one, I fell asleep as the sun was shining right on me.

Have to repeat my clinical competency. Twas a combined CV/resp/GI exam. Got everything perfect but at the start my friend (who I was doing the exam on) smiled, I got the giggles and forgot to wash my hands, fail! And they're making me repeat on the same day as my end of year knowledge exam!

tallaght01 · 07-06-2009 9:23am

Chunky Monkey wrote: »

We have 4 AMK's (applied medical knowledge exam) every year...125 MCQs over 3 hours. For my third one, I fell asleep as the sun was shining right on me.

Have to repeat my clinical competency. Twas a combined CV/resp/GI exam. Got everything perfect but at the start my friend (who I was doing the exam on) smiled, I got the giggles and forgot to wash my hands, fail! And they're making me repeat on the same day as my end of year knowledge exam!

Don't worry about it, chunkster. Once you're out in the working world, no-one cares or remembers who failed what, as long as you work hard. In particular as a junior doc, more than half your work is made up of stuff you never learned at med school. It's only a means to an end.

I never failed an exam at uni until I tripped up in one part of my finals. Scared the hell outa me. Repeated 3 days later and passed. But I didn't even remember it once I was an intern.

You'll do fine

On a more positive note.....as a diehard sunderland football club supporter, the news that Alan Shearer is going to be west brom's new manager has made me very happy. I would LOVE of he got them promoted at Newcastle's expense :pac:

tallaght01 · 12-06-2009 4:34pm

Alan Shearer never made it to West Brom. My dad rang me about that supposed "fact" after reading it in a tabloid. Very disappointing.

are people finished exams and stuff now?

Chunky Monkey · 12-06-2009 7:18pm

Yup! Results were leaked....looks like I passed (though don't want to jinx by saying I'm definitely into second year yet). Also passed my repeat

No comment on the footbally stuff sorry

tallaght01 · 20-06-2009 9:15am

it's 6pm here. Still in bed. Have been most of the day. Think it's been almost 4 weeks since my last day off! Knackered.

Handed in my last assignment of the term last night, so now I don't have any uni work til the end of july

Just planning my trip to port moresby, in PNG, for late august on a HIV programme. This makes me worried though:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/22/population.davidfickling

DrIndy · 20-06-2009 9:52am

sounds like an interesting place alright - you will come back with a few new orifices anyway!

Don't forget your malaria prophylaxis!

tallaght01 · 20-06-2009 10:28am

Never thought about malaria up there actually. Need to look into that.

The thought of extra orifices fills me with dread. A few years ago a nurse up there was injured in an RTA, and while she was in her car waiting for the ambulance she was pulled out of the car and gang raped. Apparently, it was in PNG where the phrase "pack rape" was coined. I don't even really know what that is. But I think it's another version of a "line up" where people don't wait their turn.

Jesus, it would make your skin crawl. But it's only for a month, so hopefully I'll make it back in one piece.

DrIndy · 20-06-2009 11:37am

There's falciparum and vivax there - and there is a new monkey malaria spreading about in thailand - don't know if it has hit PNG yet (plasmodium knowlesi)

It looks like P. malariae but acts like falciparum. Bad news.

Also make sure you get your Hepatitis A shot.

Watch out for extra orifices.

tallaght01 · 20-06-2009 7:01pm

So, eh, how many new orifices are acceptable over a 4 week period? At what point should I walk away and say enough is enough?

Vorsprung · 20-06-2009 8:20pm

DrIndy wrote: »

There's falciparum and vivax there - and there is a new monkey malaria spreading about in thailand - don't know if it has hit PNG yet (plasmodium knowlesi)
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Did Beyonce get it? ****ter.

Larianne · 06-07-2009 3:35pm

WhoOo for D&V! Can't work in the unit tomorrow. Extra day to get over Liverpool.

Officially accepted my offer from CAO today so no turning back now!!!

Reading a book about a nurse's training in the 1950's in England. Bring back the Matrons I say!!

tallaght01 · 11-07-2009 3:07am

Only 20 weeks til I come home in december

Has anyone booked a venue for the biomed xmas beers yet? :P

Indy, ru coming home for chrimbo?

sam34 · 11-07-2009 9:11am

tallaght01 wrote: »

Only 20 weeks til I come home in december
QUOTE]

jesus is it only 20 weeks til chistmas??
how many shopping days is that

Larianne · 11-07-2009 2:44pm

tallaght01 wrote: »

Only 20 weeks til I come home in december

Has anyone booked a venue for the biomed xmas beers yet? :P

Indy, ru coming home for chrimbo?

Oh no. Hopefully I'll be out of the country.

And don't even think about mentioning Club Nassau!

tallaght01 · 12-07-2009 11:56am

Sam, xmas shopping starts today as far as I'm concerned. I'm already looking at presents for my godson (which is a bit premature, seeing as I still haven't got him a pressie for his bday last month!).

Larianne....to get you in the mood for some club nassau 80s tunes, here's this weeks Tallaght01 guilty pleasure.....I bought "101 hits of the 80s" the other day, and now I can't stop humming this....

sam34 · 12-07-2009 1:05pm

tallaght01 wrote: »

here's this weeks Tallaght01 guilty pleasure.....I bought "101 hits of the 80s" the other day, and now I can't stop humming this....]

yards, nay, miles.... thats how much you've just dropped in my estimation!

Larianne · 12-07-2009 8:19pm

tallaght01 wrote: »

here's this weeks Tallaght01 guilty pleasure.....I bought "101 hits of the 80s" the other day, and now I can't stop humming this....

Never heard this song in my life!! They must pay you to go into that club.

DrIndy · 13-07-2009 12:59pm

I have heard it - just not for ages and ages and ages and ages........

Still daft though....

ChewChew · 13-07-2009 6:44pm

The title of that song when released was ''my baby took the morning train'' and when they released it in the states they changed it to ''morning train'' because the Americans didn't get it! lol:D

mardybumbum · 14-07-2009 7:45am

Was the name not changed to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton's "9 to 5"?
The song is rubbish regardless.

I can remember blasting this song through the speakers over and over again on the morning of my final anatomy exam.
Sa.....sa......sartorius

locum-motion · 25-07-2009 11:37pm

sam34 wrote: »

if anyone is selling a "concentration, motivation and get-your-ass-in-gear" pill, i'll ahve a year's supply please!

now, off i go to catch some kip...

Hey Sam,
Sorry to drag up an old thread, but you're the Psychiatrist here.
Could you not write yourself an oul' Ritalin script?
L-M

locum-motion · 25-07-2009 11:48pm

tallaght01 wrote: »

Sam, xmas shopping starts today as far as I'm concerned. I'm already looking at presents for my godson (which is a bit premature, seeing as I still haven't got him a pressie for his bday last month!).

Larianne....to get you in the mood for some club nassau 80s tunes, here's this weeks Tallaght01 guilty pleasure.....I bought "101 hits of the 80s" the other day, and now I can't stop humming this....

What the hell did poor Sheena do if she needed to take a pee in that green yoke she was wearing?

sam34 · 26-07-2009 9:17am

locum-motion wrote: »

Hey Sam,
Sorry to drag up an old thread, but you're the Psychiatrist here.
Could you not write yourself an oul' Ritalin script?
L-M

believe me, i considered it!!

tallaght01 · 26-07-2009 9:50am

jaysus, it's only 5 months to St Stephen's day

sam34 · 26-07-2009 10:16am

tallaght01 wrote: »

jaysus, it's only 5 months to St Stephen's day

thats it, shure 5 months today christmas will be over for another year.
we'll be starting to notice a grand stretch in the evenings by then.

Larianne · 26-07-2009 11:52am

tallaght01 wrote: »

jaysus, it's only 5 months to St Stephen's day

When will you and your wolly hat be gracing us with your presence?

tallaght01 · 26-07-2009 11:55am

Roughly december 3rd or 4th, for 6 weeks

I'm just gonna see how many calender weeks that is

Larianne · 26-07-2009 11:56am

tallaght01 wrote: »

Roughly december 3rd or 4th, for 6 weeks

I'm just gonna see how many calender weeks that is

Yeah, keep me posted on that! :rolleyes:

tallaght01 · 26-07-2009 11:58am

So, it's just over 20 weeks. I'm trying to get my department to fund me going on a course at the beginning of december. So, if they agree to shell out for that I'll be delayed by a week. But we'll see what happens.

tallaght01 · 26-07-2009 12:00pm

Larianne wrote: »

Yeah, keep me posted on that! :rolleyes:

Don't be pretendin you're not excited at the thought of layin down some moves in club nassau

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