A 🧵 on burnout
Yesterday I learned that when people are burnt out, their amygdala enlarges. For all you non-neuroscientists, here's what that means and why it's important. 1/
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Sa totoo lang, ang unang naisip ko, ‘yung mga pasyenteng nagmakakawa na maadmit kahit walang-wala sila, at ‘yung mga namamalimos ng guarantee letter para makalabas ng ospital. Akala ko, matatapos na ang mga araw na iniiyakan tayo. 🥺
Huwag daw magalit cause it’s all done. Guys, try mo magwork sa isang government hospital, where people literally die in front of you as a consequence of the system’s failure. Try mo lang minsan. And I don’t think you will never not feel angry.
This emotion is valid.
NO NEED TO RUSH. Finished my Preresidency in Neurosurgery. Got accepted but I did not push through.
May mga suwerte talaga. Pero minsan kailangan mo muna pag-isipan (not right after the PLE). O dumaan sa proseso para mas sigurado ka sa plano mo👌🏼
Isolated Case
Today, a mother and son were shot dead by a policeman in the Philippines. There is no justifiable reason anyone who wields a gun should pull a trigger on someone just because he felt provoked to do so. #StopTheKillingsPH#EndPoliceBrutality
"Taking this year's PLE wasn't even a possibility because of my cancer. To have been given a chance to finish my internship and take the exam was already a miracle. Now I beat cancer and I passed the PLE!" says aspiring doctor Gian Placino. #PLE2020 https://t.co/hEKw32gB4D
Rape exists because of rapists.
Anyone who tries to justify rape because of how women dress is appalling and horrendous.
In other words, NAKAKADIRI KAYO.
Poverty and oppression are not incidental in life. These are all impositons of a socio-political order.
Thus, it is impossible for a doctor to see a poor patient without considering their difficult lives.
If you can understand this, you can understand why health is political.