Took up the NCPP course last year but had to defer the second half of the course until August due to pregnancy. It has not been an easy journey taking care of a 5-month-old kid and studying at the same time. Especially when dealing with an intensive course like NCPP. A lot of self-reading and practice is required. But during the zoom sessions, we were immediately put in the hot seat, with no prior teaching or whatsoever. As expected, I was flustered.
History taking proved to be difficult. One have to think of questions to ask, interview, observe the standardised patients' reactions, address their concerns and take notes at the same time. Miss a point and you will end up with the wrong differential diagnosis. So stressful! And it definitely didn't help that my partner performed much better. She made everything seemed so easy...
