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Managing Older
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | September 29th 2008 by dr. clairebear
photo from flickrIt's a reflection of how good the Australian health system is that most of its people are now the second longest living people on Earth. A baby born in Australia is expected to live an average of 81 years old, an average currently be read more
Breathing Room
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | September 24th 2008 by dr. clairebear
I just marked my third month completely on my own, in a city I came to without knowing anyone, on the biggest, bravest, most spontaneous leap I have ever made in my overly-cautious, over-planned life. I know it's an overused cliche, but time does go read more
Nosebleeding in English
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | July 18th 2008 by dr. clairebear
Yes, I have been raised bilingual. Yes, I have been instructed in English since I've been old enough to read. Yes, I have used it in academic discussion for just as long and everyday conversation for even longer. And, yes, I probably read and write b read more
Walking the WOC
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | July 14th 2008 by dr. clairebear
See one, do one, teach one.There is only so much medical knowledge that you can glean from reading the books. An internist's clinical eye can only be developed by actually seeing. A surgeon's hands can only gain their skill by actually doing.And for read more
Lucky Country
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | July 9th 2008 by dr. clairebear
the healing hands fountain in front of the hospital where i work (photo from flickr)I've been working here just a over week, and I still can't get over how lucky "public" patients here are. I know that all medical systems have their flaws, and Austr read more
Off the Edge
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | May 29th 2008 by dr. clairebear
photo by timwillisThis is how I feel at the moment.The visa is in, and suddenly I am careening full speed ahead. While I know I have been planning this trip for months, I feel like I've been suddenly pushed off the edge. Probably because, given my pe read more
Under the Influence
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | May 9th 2008 by dr. clairebear
my co-resident Jill during teaching rounds with her students Up to my 4th year of medical school, I was going to be a pediatrician after I graduated. Since I'd always enjoyed kids, I thought becoming a kid doctor would be a great way to spend the res read more
Where to Next?
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | May 2nd 2008 by dr. clairebear
Me and Ate Fe at Davao International Airport, August '07I've always had the heart of a kaladkarin (from the same Tagalog verb which means "to drag; to haul along"). I've never made a secret of the joy I get from going to new places and just drinking read more
I Don't Smoke
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | May 1st 2008 by dr. clairebear
photo from flicker I don't smoke. I've never touched the stuff in my life, and I never plan to.I don't drink often - maybe once or twice a month at most - but when I drink, I pull out all the stops. But any medical textbook will tell you that that ki read more
Life Begins at 30
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | April 30th 2008 by dr. clairebear
image from flickrThe arrival of May often heralds a serious bout of pre-birthday blues for me. I usually spend the two weeks or so before my birthday wallowing about turning a year older and my often vague dissatisfaction with my life. What can I say read more
Disturbing Behavior
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | April 20th 2008 by dr. clairebear
photo still from Grey's AnatomyHaving been figuratively removed from the world for the past few days, I almost completely missed the explosion of the Vicente Sotto Medical Memorial Center Video Scandal into the Philippine media firmament. Now, becaus read more
The Lucky Ones
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | April 18th 2008 by dr. clairebear
I grew up in the art and practice of medicine in one of the largest tertiary charity hospitals in the Philippines, the UP Philippine General Hospital.As a leading charity referral center, we received patients coming from all over the country. Most of read more
It's Out of My Hands - and I'm Going Nuts
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | April 10th 2008 by dr. clairebear
Now that I've more or less made my immediate future plans more public, everyone has been asking me when I am leaving for Perth. My standard response used to be, "Probably some time in May to early June." After a few weeks of the apparent inactivity o read more
The Blog Rounds 3 - At a Crossroads
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | April 1st 2008 by dr. clairebear
Welcome to the Middle of Nowhere and the 3rd Edition of The Blog Rounds!Before anything else, I'd like to thank all the medical bloggers who participated in this edition of The Blog Rounds for their enthusiastic response. Many new voices have been ad read more
Two Weddings and a Funeral
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | March 30th 2008 by dr. clairebear
photo by annparTo say that this past week has been an eventful one for me is king of understatement. I attended the weddings of two good friends of mine, who, without consulting each other, scheduled their weddings only a week apart. In between these read more
The Blog Rounds Visits the Middle of Nowhere
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | March 25th 2008 by dr. clairebear
The Blog Rounds, a blog carnival for Filipino medical bloggers, will be coming to my middle of nowhere next Tuesday, April 1st, at 12am (Philippine Time).As doctors, nurses, or members of the allied medical professions, we have all had to make hard c read more
Frozen Feet
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | March 21st 2008 by dr. clairebear
photo by Sandi1947After months of waiting in uncertainty, I finally got a definite job offer from this hospital in Perth, Western Australia.Yes, it's true. I have decided to join the Great Filipino Diaspora - at least for the next year or so - in my read more
The Filipina Doctor: Coming Full Circle
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | March 10th 2008 by dr. clairebear
illustration by SinagtalaCenturies ago, the babaylan served as seer and sage, healer and community "miracle-worker." They held an important and influential role in pre-Christian Filipino society as the primary mediator between the spirit world and th read more
Proudly Pinoy Blogger, MD
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | March 9th 2008 by dr. clairebear
As a newcomer to the blogosphere, I am still amazed by the sheer number of medical doctors who blog. Despite their busy schedules - whether as clinicians, researchers, teachers, or trainees - doctors from all stages in the journey, coming from differ read more
A Good Year
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | March 7th 2008 by dr. clairebear
In medical school, we are tyrannized by our surnames. Our names dictate who we work with, who we grow with, who we learn with for the duration of our stay there. Just like family, medical students cannot choose their groupmates or their blockmates. W read more
At Least Five Hours Away
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | February 28th 2008 by dr. clairebear
Today, I felt the weight of being the lone medical doctor in the vicinty with a vengeance.The resort is on Pamalican Island, one of the smaller islands in the Cuyo Islands far north of the Palawan mainland. The small archipelago is divided into two i read more
Anything and Everything
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | February 22nd 2008 by dr. clairebear
Being a resort doctor is a lot harder than it sounds for someone who has already been in specialty training for the past 3 years. It's been often said that when you become a specialist, you give up knowing a little bit about everything for the chance read more
Hello from Paradise
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | February 19th 2008 by dr. clairebear
Barely one day after I came home from rainy Bicol, I had to pack up and fly off to my next job - to a jewel set in the middle of the Sulu Sea called Amanpulo.I've been here for two days now, and today is the first day the sun has actually come out! S read more
Diplomate
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | February 17th 2008 by dr. clairebear
Every year, three years of exhausting duties, sleepless nights, and hundreds of textbook pages read culminate in one make-or-break examination for each batch of internal medicine graduates in the Philippines. A pass mark would mean recognition as a m read more
Six
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | February 9th 2008 by dr. clairebear
That's the number of times I have graduated in my lifetime.Considering that I'm batting at twice the average rate, it's logical to assume I would view this occasion with a lot less sentimentality.You would be wrong.Graduations always evoke mixed feel read more
Un-Doctor Esoteria
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | February 2nd 2008 by dr. clairebear
First time visitors probably scratch their heads in confusion as they go through my posts. Those who come to my blog expecting a real-life, blow by blow narratives akin to House or ER are bound to be disappointed by the lack of blood, gore, and heart read more
Overhaulers Wanted
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | January 31st 2008 by dr. clairebear
Meet Dr. Clairebear.this custom made South Park self-portrait was built on this great site.Get one for you! The cartoon above is a pretty good approximation of what I used to look like on a good day at work.You would have bumped into me coming in fro read more
New POEA Policy on Direct Hiring - How Will This Affect Us Doctor…
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | January 29th 2008 by dr. clairebear
I posted this message on the Pinoy MD forum last night, in the hopes that more fellow doctors will be made aware of this new policy on Direct Hiring. I know that most of my contacts and most of those in my extended network are young doctors like myse read more
Homesick
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | January 23rd 2008 by dr. clairebear
Over coffee and our latest boyfriends of the past six weeks (a.k.a. Harrison), my batchmate Vicvic and I shared one sordid little secret we were surprised we had in common.We actually miss PGH.For three years, we had resented being so firmly shackled read more
Second Guessing
Chronicles from the Middle of Nowhere | January 14th 2008 by dr. clairebear
My dad is in the next room, and I think he has pneumonia.I listened to his lungs, and it sounds like a pneumonia. He was coughing like there's no tomorrow, but the anti-cough medicines I've given him seem to have calmed him down. His respiratory rate read more
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