Things to buy for housemanship

*this image was given by my friend, so i don't know the source. I hope i can make a good use of it.

1) Books

I preferred to download all of the updated cpg and some important medical ebook (if you would like yo have the hardcopy, it is much better)

Medicine: Kumar and Clark, Oxford clinical handbook
Peadiatric: Peads Protocol
Surgery: Some use oxford handbook but i use dhingra
OnG: Oxford handbook
Othopeadic: Apley
Emergency: Sarawak

I also downloaded ebook from this site for each department Housemanship Workshop.


2) A good stetoscope

Buy if you like.

3) Mini calculator and Frank Shan Drug Doses

Mini calculator which can fit in you pocket or can be hand around on your nametag.
Frank Shan Drug Doses can be buy in Kamal Bookstore at RM14

4) Lots of black and red pen. (Red pen only use in OnG)

Really. You have to have a lot of it because why? It is because they always run away from your pocket. It is recommended for you to have backup bundle of pens in your bag.

5) Small notebooks

Currently everyone use their smartphone. :)

6) Comfortable and durable working shoes.

Fit you feet after wearing socks. Washable as we have to expect it get wet from patient vomitus or so on.

7) Shoes for OT and Labour Room

Waterproof and washable, covered at the front for spillage of blood and liqour in the OT room.

8) Comfortable. easy care working cloth

short sleeve for men
retractable/foldable sleeve for women

9) small sling bag

some small department won't allow you to wear labcoat such as ICU, NICU and peads

10) Digital handwatch

for manual pulse rate, respiratory rate count. sometime you have to perform manually infront of specialist.

11) Food supplements

Multivitamin and so on. Que putih que putih :)

12) BIIIIG water bottle

you can topup it in pantry

13) Snack/ 3-in-1 drink/ energy bar

because you will never have time to eat. be prepared

14) Smartphone with good internet coverage and speed

Hospital area covered by 4g speed. Smartphone which can use 4g. You will have to do alot of googling later + asking for tracing of cases from friend in another hospital or asking for presentation slide.

15) Powerbank

Lightweight, can fit in labcoat pocket, can be used to charge your smartphone 2-3 times.


Please label all of your belonging because in hospital what we own will always run away..