Being a doctor or a medical student requires skill, hard work, perseverance, confidence and empathy. If we do not have it, with practice it becomes second nature to us; but it is important to cultivate it from the beginning. These…
I have worked for quite a few years as an assistant to a paediatrician. On every weekend, every school night, each summer holidays, I will always be at my father’s clinic, and yes, he is a paediatrician and he practices at his own clinic…
Thinking of quitting medical school? No, you are not the only one. There will be one point in medical school where a medical student will second guess his or her decision in becoming a doctor. To be honest, even a…
“CODE BLUE. CODE BLUE. WARD 5 EAST.” The same sentence repeats twice. Today was my second day in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) rotation and this was my first “Code Blue”. An inpatient “Code Blue” usually means that the patient has…
There must be a good reason behind the way we were taught in approaching a case in our clinical practice. The way it was organized all the way from history taking to management and follow-up plans, tells us a lot…
Established as one of the world’s earliest pioneers of medicine, Egypt houses everything we know from ancient inventions such as mummifications in the desert to methods of simple non-invasive surgeries. Although it is poorly understood, it served as the spark…
During the last summer break (July-August), on the 1st-8th of August, I had joined the Malaysian Medical Fellowship mission to Tandek, Kota Marudu, Sabah. My team was divided into two. The first team served from 1st to 5th August 2013…
Most afternoons, just after finishing bed side teaching sessions, clinics and procedures, my friends and I would just chill at the hospital’s café. Our usual spot would be near the huge glass panel, the only spot where the sun will…
My first day of medical education officially started in Anatomy Dissection Hall at Manipal, India five years ago. We were wearing crisp new white lab coats, surrounding a lifeless body covered with cloth on a metal table. The hall…