Never have I been so happy writing a blog post as this one
today..Finally realized what tears of happiness are! All the struggle, the hard
work, the determination over 25 years has now paid off after joining the
Masters in Emergency Medicine, 3 year Post Graduate program at Kokilaben
Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.
I still distinctly remember the EMS at Sion Hospital…It was
during my 2nd year medicine posting that I developed a liking
towards emergency medical care. With my Registrars, Dr.Tushar Malwade (a
consultant nephrologist in Canada now) & Dr.Prashant Udgire (a consultant
cardiologist in Aurangabad now) to encourage me, those 2 months of medicine
posting were a life changer. Of all the 19 subjects in clinical medicine, the
only thing that fascinated me was working in the ED. Call it fate or destiny,
with too many personal (familial) turmoil after turmoil, seeing the quality of
care, the poor patients in a government hospital, I had developed a hatred
towards being a clinician. Never did I ever want to go back to a government
setup even for a Post Graduate Program. It was the time when I was too
overconfident of my entrepreneur, marketing & organizational skills that I
started thinking of opting for an MBA instead. I’m glad that that I never ran
after the high paying job opportunities in the marketing division of
pharmaceutical companies and opted for jobs in the emergency department, 1st
at Asian Heart Institute and then at KDAH itself. I guess better sense has
prevailed in me now to stick to clinical medicine. (wink)
For the 1st time, I don’t have words to describe what I feel…just
in love with the study, lectures, the library, the power point presentations,
staying in the awesome air conditioned accommodation and the hectic work
schedule. Attended a class on 2D echo of the heart yesterday, looking forward
to the lecture on Sonography in the ED tomorrow and my lecture on child abuse on
the 23rd…I guess I’m once again in love with life, feeling it is
not dragging anymore and I have something to look up to. It doesn't matter that I
paid my entire 1.5 year savings as the fees with the kind and quality of
education I will receive over the next 3 years, in the great ambience of the
hospital, so close to home in Mumbai itself.
Thank you God, Nanaji (I miss you a lot and I know you are
guiding me from somewhere up there in heaven), my entire family, mom dad, bhai
and my lovely bhabhi (the newest member in our family) for being so supportive
all throughout. Love you all a lot.
Its time I put in everything I got…work with confidence,
motivation, determination, dedication and devotion learning & mastering all
procedures over the next 3 years to save lives & make a difference. Will
sure make everybody proud. Steve Job (my idol), you rightly said, "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish".
