THE ORDERLIES
The orderlies at BMC are a bunch of delightful characters, i like the older ones best for they tolerate the sometimes spoilt attitudes of we junior doctors. They have seen generations of doctors, (though very few were around when my dad passed through BMC) and therefore are able to with the eye of experience look at us when we act funny, shake their heads and go on as if we have not offended them!
The orderlies i want to write about are the oldsters who have seen it all. They constitute themselves into a mafia of some sort and carry themselves with the pride of owning more rags than anyone around. (A yoruba proverb says that the old man may not have as many new clothes as a young man but the young man will certainly not own as many rags as he does). They include Mr Zaccheus Adeniran, Mrs Ladeji, Mama Gynae and Mrs Layiwola the youngest of the lot. They are the orderlies in charge of the Out Patient Department at BMC.
My favourite orderly is Mr Zaccheus who is in charge of the Surgery clinics in session. His duties consist of getting the cards from the records office in the morning, making a record of all the cases seen during the day, taking cards from the consulting rooms to the pharmacy, laboratory, phsiotherapy unit and anywhere else they may be needed. All the other orderlies perform similar functions.
Mr Zaccheus is not too tall, neither is he short, i guess you could say he is of average height:). He shocked me during my first few days at work as a houseman when he gave a bow to greet me. In yoruba land it is almost unheard of for an older person to give the younger deference,
to be continued
The orderlies i want to write about are the oldsters who have seen it all. They constitute themselves into a mafia of some sort and carry themselves with the pride of owning more rags than anyone around. (A yoruba proverb says that the old man may not have as many new clothes as a young man but the young man will certainly not own as many rags as he does). They include Mr Zaccheus Adeniran, Mrs Ladeji, Mama Gynae and Mrs Layiwola the youngest of the lot. They are the orderlies in charge of the Out Patient Department at BMC.
My favourite orderly is Mr Zaccheus who is in charge of the Surgery clinics in session. His duties consist of getting the cards from the records office in the morning, making a record of all the cases seen during the day, taking cards from the consulting rooms to the pharmacy, laboratory, phsiotherapy unit and anywhere else they may be needed. All the other orderlies perform similar functions.
Mr Zaccheus is not too tall, neither is he short, i guess you could say he is of average height:). He shocked me during my first few days at work as a houseman when he gave a bow to greet me. In yoruba land it is almost unheard of for an older person to give the younger deference,
to be continued
1st time on ur blog..na wa o ..eyin dokitas
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