Archive for the 'Medical students' Category

‘M’ Issues

13Feb09

Monday marked the first day of the fourth year of my MBBS studies. It’s strange how the next year is going to be my last year as a ‘medical student’ and I can’t really come to terms with all the time that has gone by. That brings me to the natural realization that I am, [...]


It’s been about a month since I last blogged but it seems like ages! I had semester finals in December and so life (aka “routine”) eventually started wholly revolving around, or limited to, exams. I don’t know where time has flown, really… I’ve completed my third year of medicine and am about to the start [...]


“Don’t get too close!”
“Take your bag away!”
“Yuck, yuck… go take a dip in Dettol first!”
These are some of the reactions a medical student receives from his/her loving family on returning home.
It’s been almost a year now since I started clinical postings and from day one, I (and certainly my family) have started seeing my college [...]