As a student of the Mississauga Academy of Medicine, I've done all of my core rotations in the Mississauga Hospitals. As a small community site, both hospitals provided collegiality and great learning by passionate preceptors. It also helped that often the preceptor to student ratio was 1:1.
I really enjoyed my time at the Mississauga hospitals, but I'd also developed a fear of the sites located downtown, mostly fueled by rumours and word of mouth. Talk of the strict hierarchy that's present at most hospitals and how us, medical students, were at the bottom of the ladder, scared me. I imagined very hectic environments with preceptors too busy to give a mere medical student any time, and being the bottom of a food chain where you're in a vulnerable position.
Today, I had my first TB clinic at TWH. It was an amazing working and learning environment, where my preceptor was a very chill, and super nice teacher, walking me step by step through the process of seeing a consult. The nurses were also terrific, being very patient with me as I learned the ropes and the most friendly people I've worked with. Even though I'm quite a reserved person, I immediately felt comfortable among the team and they really helped me to feel like I was a part of it.
Not only did I learn a lot about TB consultations at the clinic today, but I've realized how silly my worries were and what I can look forward to when I start my Family Medicine residency with the University of Toronto.
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