“Selepas ni, orang dah tak faham kalau kita cakap bahasa Melayu.” Begitulah kata-kata salah seorang rakan saya sewaktu kami berlepas ke India untuk kali pertama bagi melanjutkan pelajaran dalam bidang perubatan. Walaupun sangat teruja kerana itu adalah pertama kalinya saya…
Sounds familiar no? He is a person who has a split personality. Dr Jekyll was a good doctor, an honourable and sociable person. But there were times when he changed into an ugly, extremely mentally imbalanced person who was possessed…
“First, do no harm” Though these exact words are not in the Hippocratic oath, it is what medical students will hear on their first day of medical school and will probably be reminded for the rest of their lives. Being…
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…
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…
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…