David Meek wrote sixty years ago in 1966: "Manchester United have carved themselves an almost unique place in the eyes of football fans. Not everyone loves them, but everyone with the remotest interest in soccer wants to see them." The truth, remains.
I have said this before and I’ll say it again. Andre Agassi back in tennis is such a gift and I just wish we got him even more. There is a no bs, easy to understand way in which he talks about the sport and its players. Where is his podcast?!
Fine. If an intern is a student, let's honour that fully. Student hours. Monday to Friday, 8AM to 5PM.
No weekends. No night calls. Public holidays off.
And since students choose their institution, each intern studies from the hospital of their choice.
Why deploy someone to Mbale when their family home is in Busheyi and can easily walk to Ishaka.
A student selects where they learn.
That is how education works.
No more emergency calls at 2AM.
No more covering wards alone on Sunday. No more C-sections at midnight.
After all, a student cannot be held professionally liable.
A student cannot be the last line of defence in a labour ward.
A student cannot be the reason a mother survives the night.
But the moment you strip the allowance, that is exactly what they become. A student.
So let us be consistent.
Either they are students, and we treat them accordingly.
Or they are doctors, and we pay them accordingly.
You do not get to call them students at the payroll office and doctors at the emergency ward.
Pick one.
Wasn’t what I expected to hear today.
@OmarBerrada mentioning my writing in his interview with @AndyMitten. Thanks Omar, it means a lot to me that it resonated with you.
From Football, Taught By Matt Busby
(On @manutd YouTube here : https://t.co/cYuOok1eIV )
As a Senior Consultant, the reason I haven't raised my voice is simple:
When the interns are gone, I will gladly show up at 5AM, clerk 80 patients, draw the blood, and run the night calls myself.
I am superhuman. Obviously.
As a Senior Nursing Officer, the reason I am silent is obvious:
I have no problem running three wards alone, fixing lines, tracking vitals, delivering babies, doing the paperwork.
I don't need hands. I have dedication.
As a Policymaker, the reason I haven't spoken is elegant:
The interns are a budget problem I solved by terming the students.
My children are not doing internship in Uganda, after all.
As a Patient, the reason I haven't complained is clear:
Even if the doctor cutting me open has worked 36 hours without food, just cut me open and take the baby out.
Hunger sharpens the hands. Everyone knows this.
As a Citizen, the reason I am unbothered is rational:
None of my children is a medic.
I have my pastor.
The system runs on miracles. Always has.
This policy is brilliant.
Let's all stay quiet and watch the magic happen.