If we can recall the integral part of our life as a student, it would be the exams. It is when the nights are accompanied by a cup of coffee, thick books and occasionally music that would still fail to…
Public health has always been a major concern to the medical community. Seeing the unsurmountable amount of patients coming to the hospital just helped us reinforce the old adage, “Prevention is better than cure”. Myocardial infarctions, diabetes, lung cancers and unsurprisingly…
Thinking back to those days in high school, I vaguely remember any special methods I used to study. My notes are based on what my teachers wrote on blackboards. There is no need to make my own version of notes…
“If you read 20 pages of Davidson every day, 7 days a week, by 10 weeks you will be able to finish the book. Well, you don’t have to read it cover to cover, just read about the cases you…
Are you in the final years of high school or preparatory courses? Is a career in medicine on your mind? Hopefully, this story might just help you to make better choices for your future. Not long ago, there lived a…
Mitos merujuk kepada satu cerita dalam sesebuah kebudayaan yang dianggap sebagai satu kepercayaan dan kebenaran mutlak yang dijadikan sebagai rujukan. Ia selalunya beredar dalam kalangan masyarakat sehingga mereka tidak menyedari bahawa maklumat yang diterima itu tidak benar. Keyakinan kuat kepada…
What Medical School Has Taught Me I often go through unfortunate events in my life where I wonder if what I am doing is the right thing to do. I got into medicine because I felt it could provide me…
Ini cerita Ahmad (bukan nama sebenar). Perkenalan kami cuma seketika, namun besar impaknya buat saya. Saya sedang berbual dengan beberapa orang pesakit di kawasan rehat Wad C1 Psikatri Lelaki, Hospital Melaka. Namun, mata saya tertumpu ke arah seorang remaja lelaki,…
Mention of medical students often conjures up images of a bunch of youth in their early 20s with classy appearance added with sophisticated gadgets and cool gears like RXZ and Royal Enfield motorbikes. Such stereotyping is not always inaccurate. Those…
Adaptation is difficult, be it a change of medical school, an entrance to a new academic session or even as simple as starting your clinical years. As an Egypt transfer student currently doing my clinical training in Malaysia, I have…