{"id":128600,"date":"2021-02-09T12:38:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T11:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/?p=128600"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T09:39:44","slug":"starting-out-as-a-doctor-in-the-middle-of-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/en\/starting-out-as-a-doctor-in-the-middle-of-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting out as a doctor in the middle of a pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00c1ngela Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda de la Chica<\/strong>\u00a0is a member of our <strong>first group of Medicine graduates\u00a0<\/strong>trained at the <strong>CEU Cardenal Herrera University\u2019s Valencia campus.\u00a0<\/strong>Excited and committed to helping her patients, this trainee gynaecologist has joined the medical profession in amidst a pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>\u201cThe feeling you get when you know a patient is satisfied with your work makes the whole journey worthwhile\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-113942 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-1060x707.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/agarciadelachica-ceu-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this interview, she shares with us her experience of starting her specialty training as a gynaecologist, <strong><em>\u201cthe specialty that concerns a woman\u2019s whole lifespan\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What has it been like to join the medical profession at such a difficult time?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>It\u2019s been bittersweet, because, on the one hand, this moment of starting my career as a doctor was something I\u2019d been thinking about since I started my degree and so to finally be able to start was a dream come true. But then, on the other hand, the\u00a0<strong>delay in the assignation of a place together with the circumstances caused by the pandemic led to some difficult times <\/strong>at a personal level due to the uncertainty. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What\u2019s your day-to-day work like as a <em>M\u00e9dicoInternoResidente<\/em> [resident doctor undergoing specialty training] in gynaecology at the hospital in Alcal\u00e1 de Henares?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>It depends on the rotation I\u2019m on, but, in general, it begins with the shift handover briefing, where we\u2019re told about the admissions and births that have taken place on the previous shift, as well as any interesting cases that have come in over the previous 24 hours.Then the session continues with presentations from more senior doctors or other residents. After that we begin the shift for the rotation we\u2019re on. <strong>So far, I\u2019ve done rotations in pathological anatomy, dermatology, the delivery room and a gynaecology outpatients\u2019 clinic. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are you seeing an increase in pressure on your service due to the number of COVID-19 cases?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Yes, we are. On the one hand, you see it in the fact <strong>the only operations in theatre are emergencies or operations that can\u2019t be delayed<\/strong>, such as for cancer patients, and so other operations are being postponed. We\u2019re also doing a lot of telephone appointments to avoid so many patients from physically coming to the healthcare facilities.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is it that we\u2019ve done wrong if the ICUs are now full again?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>In my opinion, I think that after the initial lockdown period, <strong>people have let down their guard. <\/strong>And that has meant that the safety measures haven\u2019t been followed, allowing the virus to keep on spreading. <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I imagine that the most important thing now is for the vaccination programme to be accelerated. Have you been vaccinated yet?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Yes,\u00a0<strong>I\u2019ve had the first dose of the vaccine. <\/strong>More importantly than accelerating vaccinations, I think that <strong>the most important thing is to maintain social distancing, wear a mask, avoid social events and follow good hygiene procedures. <\/strong>In the end, vaccinations will provide us with immunity, but it won\u2019t stop the spread of the virus yet. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Commitment to patients<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00c1ngela, what do you most like about being a doctor?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The\u00a0<strong>feeling you get <\/strong>when you know <strong>a patient<\/strong> is satisfied with your workis what makes the whole journey worthwhile.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why did you choose to specialize in gynaecology?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Because it\u2019s <strong>a very broad specialty.<\/strong>Every day is different, because one day you\u2019re dealing with gynaecology and obstetrics outpatients, the next you\u2019re in the operating theatre, and then the next you\u2019re in the delivery room. And then within the specialty, there are subspecialties: functional gynaecology, pelvic floor, reproduction, gynaecological oncology, and so on. And it\u2019s also <strong>the specialty which concerns a woman\u2019s whole lifespan, <\/strong>from menarche to the menopause, taking in pregnancy on the way. <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You\u2019re one of the first doctors to graduate from CEU\u2019s Valencia campus. What memories do you have of studying at the University?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve got very fond memories of it even though I had to work so hard there, both in lectures and as a student assistant in the laboratories. <\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>\u201cThe fact that I had great classmates and lecturers who were willing to listen to me and help me made it easier to fit right in\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Last March, you and the lecturers <\/strong><strong>Sonsoles Musoles<\/strong> <strong>and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchceu.es\/directorio\/belen-merck\"><strong>Bel\u00e9n Merck<\/strong><\/a><strong>, presented the book entitled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/las-claves-para-preparar-la-prueba-ecoe-de-medicina-en-un-manual-innovador\/\"><em>Preparando la prueba ECOE Transversal de Medicina<\/em><\/a>, aimed at Medicine students preparing for the final practical ECOE examination. How did the opportunity to collaborate with these lecturers come about?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>When I was preparing for the ECOE exam, I couldn\u2019t find any materials which would, on the one hand, help me to revise for different areas and, on the other, give me some guidance as to how the assessment of practical skills would take place. So, because I was a student assistant for the 6<sup>th<\/sup> year Practicum course, I spoke to the course coordinators and we start to flesh out an answer to the problem.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113944\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-1060x707.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/preparando-ecoe-autoras-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With the CEU UCH lecturers Sonsoles Musoles and Bel\u00e9n Merck, at the presentation of the Manual ECOE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>So, the book is perfect for those Medicine students preparing for this key skills test. In your opinion, what are the defining characteristics of healthcare professionals?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>You have to<strong>love your work<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>You have to feel a vocation for medicine, it\u2019s a long degree and you have to keep up to date with the latest developments. <\/strong>That\u2019s why keeping that <strong>motivation to help your patient and provide the best possible care <\/strong>will ensure that, even if you\u2019re not very sure what your patient\u2019s pathology is, you\u2019ll consider the case carefully and find the right solution for the problem. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>These are some difficult weeks ahead for the COVID-19 situation. Any advice?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Pay attention to the recommendations and be responsible. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you, \u00c1ngela, and the best of luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c1ngela Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda de la Chica\u00a0is a member of our first group of Medicine graduates\u00a0trained at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University\u2019s Valencia campus.\u00a0Excited and committed to helping her patients, this trainee gynaecologist has joined the medical profession in amidst a pandemic. \u201cThe feeling you get when you know a patient is satisfied with your work 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