Learning in emergency mode

HOUSE officers are newly qualified doctors, getting to grips with their new jobs as they transition from medical students to doctors. The new role is demanding, brings new responsibilities and greater expectations from everyone.

House officers are considered to be at the lower end of the medical hierarchy and so, more often than not, end up doing menial work that does not completely do justice to their degree. This, however, is unavoidable in most situations because the basis of medical training lies in the ability of house officers to perform basic procedures.