Testimony From Kudat, Sabah

SABAH MEMBERI
SAYA INSPIRASI BEKERJA
SEPENUH JIWA RAGA
Sabah merupakan pilihan kedua dalam senarai pemilihan
penempatan tempat bertugas untuk saya selepas Selangor (tempat asal saya). Pada hakikatnya, Sabah merupakan pilihan pertama saya tetapi untuk menjaga hati ibu,
saya meletakkan negeri Selangor sebagai pilihan pertama. Pilihan ketiga? Saya tidak meletak mana-mana negeri. Dalam temuduga saya, saya menyatakan “I’m ready
to go anywhere where I’m posted because I want to put a
smile on my patients. Where will I be will not be an issue
to me”.
Telah genap dua tahun saya bertugas di Sabah, bermula
pada tahun pertama (2010) saya sebagai FYDO (First
year Dental Officer) di Klinik Pergigian Papar dan kemudian ditempatkan saya di Klinik Pergigian Kudat sampai
ke hari ini. Sepanjang tempoh saya bertugas di Sabah,
saya telah menempuh banyak pengalaman yang saya
rasa tidak mungkin akan dapat sekiranya bertugas di Semenanjung dan tidak mungkin saya lupakan.
Azam saya ‘I want to put a smile on my patients’ masih lagi tersemat dalam jiwa saya. Walaubagaimanapun
sepanjang perjalanan tugas saya di Sabah ini, saya mula
menyedari bahawasanya azam saya untuk memberikan
senyuman kepada warga sabah di mana saya bertugas, sebenar-benarnya rakan sekerja, pesakit dan masyarakatlah yang memberikan saya senyuman. Bila saya
kenangkankan sebenarnya orang-orang di sini sesungguhnya sangat baik lagi mesra berbanding dengan mereka dimana saya datang!.
Saya tidak pandai menukilkan pengalaman saya dalam
bentuk tuIisan tetapi saya sertakan foto-foto yang dapat
mengambarkan perasaan saya bertugas di Sabah. Sebagaimana kata pujangga sebuah gambar menuliskan
seribu perkataan dengan perasaan…
Album Dr Karen Yee
Kudat Sabah
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camp to Kg Lumou, Telupid
organized by Mercy Malaysia. This is
the initial eye opener to me that no matter what
race you are, we all came together and serves for the
community
Another medical camp that I joined when I was a FYDO to SK
Pulau Mantanani organized by PBSMM Sabah. This is also
another unforgettable experience that I had. We were braving
high wave as it was monsoon season and stranded at the island
for another day with minimal food supplies. During this trip, I
met a lot of very dedicated medical personnel and also non-medical volunteers. And in this trip, it made me start to wonder,
what else I can do to help these people. So far, I am yet to find
the answer. But no doubt, it is a truly amazing experience.
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