Emergency Room Interview

The Finale It was on April 18th that I had my third, and final, interview. The doctor that I interviewed was Dr. Anita Kulkarni, of the Santa Clara Emergency Room. Dr. Kulkarni and I got along well, talking about the hardships of being an Emergency Doctor, especially a female doctor, the goodness in the career, and the relationships that goes into the career. The doctor and I, however, had been conversing for some time before the interview was actually held. The two of us could not find a time where we could both meet, but thanks to my kind teacher, I was able to get an extension and hold this interview. The clock in the car quietly announced the start of another minute, making the time 3:49. I sat there with my sister, the only person
Kulkarni was the pros and cons of such a career, something that I had also asked the other interviewees. She replied that, “It gives a unique opportunity to help others….You get days off thanks to the shift schedule…In the end, what you do matters since you’re helping many people in times of need, although that isn’t always the case” (Kulkarni Personal Interview). The way that the Kaiser Emergency Room worked was very appealing , giving patients and workers the ability to be easily helped, but also giving doctors a way to be free after working long hours. The job itself clearly has its pros due to being able to help others in time of need. Although these are all the good things in the job, there are always two sides to coin. “The night shifts are hard since you have to stay up long hours….Working weekends is also troublesome, especially if you have a family. For this job, you need a spouse that’ll understand….The death of patients is also very hard, especially when it's a child. Those are always the hardest” (Kulkarni Personal Interview). Being an emergency doctor may have good aspects, the bad aspects are always there. The death of patients can be a regular thing in the Emergency Room as not everyone can be saved, and the schedule an emergency doctor has can at times be stressful since they have to work in random shifts. Even though the job is stressful, and there is alway the fear of losing or even killing our patient is there, the job
Kulkarni the discrimination of women in the Emergency Room, a topic that I had not yet explored. The doctor was interested in the question I had asked, replying, “Male doctors treat patients differently than Female doctors do, and sometimes the patients may want a doctor of a different gender treating them...The discrimination can even be seen between employees since some of the nurses get jealous and say bad things about the new, female, doctors…Patients also treat pregnant female doctors differently, sometimes acting harsher than usual… The discrimination is there but I believe there is now very little of it” (Kulkarni Personal Interview). Females in modern times still are discriminated against, although there are few signs of it. The worst discrimination a female can feel today is rumors spreading about them and forced submission. As generations continue to become more accepting the discrimination women feel today will become