Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Simulation Gone Bad

Yesterday we had a simulation on a dummy with a group of four of my classmates. We usually work really well together and get the praises of the doc who is the voice behind the patient. Yesterday was not the case. We kept thinking and talking around in circles and did not figure out the problem which meant that we didn't figure out how to treat him either.

The doctor came out half way into the simulation and said that we were way off track and he helped guide us towards the right direction, then came back out again because we were off track yet again. After this was done we had a debriefing and he went on and on about how disappointed we was in us and expected better from a group like this. In any event, the experience was not uplifting. I suppose that I will have to get used to being told that I am totally wrong and treated in a way like how-the-heck-could-would-you-think-that-could-ever-be-right.

Lesson learned: speak up more (because what I thought was actually the correct thing to do) and don't take it personally when the doc chews you out for not knowing enough.

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