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As time flies, I'm already into my second week of my Industrial Training Programme (ITP). I'm currently attached to Changi General Hospital (CGH) for my 12 weeks of itp.

'How has it been?' is a question I get from many people. & I'm grateful that there are so many people around me who are so concern *beams!* :D
Well, I could say that everyday has been getting better. I learn something more everyday, and definitely find myself getting more useful as the days go by! hehes...
Basically, in the lab, there are a few different stations such as the central processing, blood bank, haematology, biochemistry, immunoassay etc. For my first two weeks of itp, I placed at central processing, a.k.a. the admin station for the lab. hahas.. we receive the specimens from various parts of the hospital via a pneumatic tube system, thereafter, we validate the specimens and send them to respective stations for their testings where results generated would usually be computerised and respective wards and clinic can get the results off their computer! Indeed an efficient and effective system CGH has!(:

Even though standing for almost the whole day may be tiring and not getting paid during this 3 months of internship maybe a turn-off for my internship, I do enjoy the company there. Having to meet people from all walks of life, like diploma graduates, degree holders, mothers, foreigners and even veteran of this line, I get to hear and understand many different stuff in life.

I would like to thank God, for helping me through my first week, He really gave me strength to be honest in my work, i.e., to stay vigilant not only in the spiritual aspect but also at work. Working in the hospital is really not a stress-free job. You inevitably meet into life-and-death situations as patients come in and out of the hospital non-stop. Mr Alex Tan, the clinical lab manager, often would remind the lab staff to be extremely alert in the things that we do as it concern thousands and thousands of lives. This is a great opportunity for me to learn how to take things seriously as in school experiment, I don't really bother doing the expt with much caution :p I also thank God for granting me a good group of colleagues to work with. They are very forthcoming in teaching me new stuff and would not look down on me even though I'm only an intern. & I thank God that He helped me to be a 'workman that needeth not to be ashamed'!(: ALL GLORY BE TO GOD!!:DDD

loves,
JOllyn`