Exposure

Lunch with FP and KK, my two medical officers. For sure our discussion touched on their training and rotation.

"Our sister hospital just can't recruit new trainees. They are too famous for the exceptional working environment." FP sighed.

"Is that the reason some of our trainees would have to do rotation in their hospital ?" I asked.

"No, not entirely. We would be sent to any hospital in this region because their trainees would have to come here for at least three months." KK explained.

"Why ?"

"Haven't you heard of the new regulation from the College ? All trainees need to spend at least three months in a hospital with obstetric service." KK added.

"What's the point ? They would hardly be asked to see any consultation from the obstetric department." I was incredulous.

"The point is not what the point is," FP suddenly sounds like Humphrey Appleby, "The College just asks for doing rotation in a hospital with obstetric service, it doesn't specify what you do in that hospital or what exposure to obstetrics is required."

"You mean one can do rotation in the Emergency Department ?"

"ED is entirely relevant. In fact you can do geriatrics in a hospital with obstetric service, and the College counts that as exposure." FP said with a wicked smile.

"Geriatric obstetrics ... it sounds promising !" I couldn't help smiling back.