My first failure in medical school was during my very first semester. To make it worse, my university does not offer re-sit system. Once you have failed, you have to repeat the whole semester. Also, just to add some salt…
“Kenapa nak jadi doktor? Tak menyesal ke?” Tinggal 3 bulan sebelum peperiksaan akhir jurusan perubatan tahun 5, semakin banyak pula soalan sinis seperti itu diajukan. Sering kali saya menepis soalan seperti itu dengan senyuman. Saya fikir adalah lebih baik jika…
As medical students, I believe that most of us have had a fair share of witnessing death in various encounters throughout the course of our studies. Death does not only mean seeing someone pass away in the hospital during practicals…
It is said that friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. Well, everybody must have friends don’t they? One is in great affliction if one thinks that one can live on his own. Most of us medical students…
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…
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…
The Malaysian Medical Gazette’s first and foremost aim is to empower the community through its health education articles. These are largely from our regular columnists who spend the nights typing away on their keyboards. But what happens when these columnists…