Training

"A, how's H doing?" I asked my medical officer in a casual tone after we finished with the emergency take round.

A is a fourth year (or fifth, I am not too sure) physician trainee and H is her fiance. The two of them are classmates in the medical school, and H is now a trainee in another specialty. Although A is almost unknown to our medical students, H is certainly one of our most famous graduates in the past 10 years - many of our final year students are still reading his study notes nowadays, sometimes instead of any formal medical textbook.

"Alas, he's thriving, or struggling to thrive," A said with a twist on her lips, "There are lots to learn, and, you know our workload. It is really difficult to read up anything in the evening - we are just exhausted after work. I actually cannot imagine how one could also spare part of his energy and take part in some research work!"

(To be continued.)