Reading/studying skills Lo and behold, many of us are already in the final year of our 5th-7th year medical education. The years of learning, studying, suffering and practicing will finally be put to the ultimate test. All in hopes to…
Cases of whooping cough in Selangor as of May this year is reportedly increasing three-fold compared to last year. Seventy-three cases of measles have been recorded in Kuala Lumpur from January to June 30 this year, involving patients from a…
What if…the decision that you have made years ago, is not actually the one you have always wanted? A decision that will make your friends and family proud of you. Decision that you thought will make people look up to…
Teaching is something we can never run away from in medicine or in life. Teaching is sacred, as it is the passing down of beneficial knowledge to another so that they will be able to practice and benefit others. In…
Medical faculty of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia has a very special posting, known as Elective Posting. Most of us would really look forward to it as allows us to do anything or take part as volunteers in any non-governmental organization, as…
I have come across few statuses in Twitter where someone complained about students studying abroad are enjoying themselves more rather than studying and those students in the local universities are doing more “studying” and not having time to enjoy. The…
Medical school is tough. To be truthful, I never saw its true form until I entered my clinical years last September. That’s when it all began. The challenges that me and my colleagues face during the pre-clinical years were different…
About a few months ago, I learned that I have not been giving enough rest for myself. I avoided friends who are passing by, I walked away from conversations and I wished I didn’t have to greet and approach people.…
STUDENT and DYING. Does that sound familiar? To many of us, student life is regarded as “slowly dying”, especially when exams are right around the corner. Hence, the word STUDYING. Most of the time, we rise at the crack of…
It was during my reanimation cycle (also known as emergency care), this “humongous” question popped up. My doctor asked, which specialization in medicine will you be after your graduation? I never thought of that, yet. All I want is just…