Category: Education
All the articles in the "Education" category.
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My Brief Journey with Medical Research
My Brief Journey with Medical Research I have been wanting to write about this for a very long time, but have been postponing it, like most important stuff in my life outside the hospital. But a recent conversation made me sit down and finally complete this. I recently took a short leave and was driving…
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What a Sixteen-Year-Old Taught Himself About Attention
A small discovery made during entrance preparation When I was sixteen, I was preparing for my medical entrance examinations at Prof. P.C. Thomas Coaching Classes. It was an intense period of preparation. Long hours of classes, practice, revision and, perhaps most importantly, long stretches of sitting silently in the study area. The environment was designed…
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Align your Academics
Align Your Academics With Where You Are One of the biggest challenges in residency is finding time to study. There is always something else to do — OPD, ward rounds, admissions, procedures, calls, discussions, presentations, research work. If we think of studying as something that has to happen separately from clinical work, academics…
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Tools That Got Me Through Oncology Training
Oncology training is demanding—not just academically, but logistically. Between OPDs, ward work, calls, and constant interruptions, staying organized becomes as important as staying knowledgeable. Over time, I found a set of simple tools that helped me manage tasks, reduce mental load, and ensure nothing important slipped through the cracks.
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I Learned English From a Teacher Who Didn’t Know What “Baa Baa Black Sheep” Meant
And I became a physician in America anyway. But some gaps never close. I was ten years old, sitting in a classroom in Punjab, Northern India, when my English teacher taught me my first English poem. Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? I repeated it dutifully, the syllables strange in my mouth. Afterward,…
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Three Small Ideas That Changed How I Work
Residency teaches you in unexpected ways. Not every useful idea comes from textbooks, conferences, or senior advice. Sometimes you notice small systems people around you use, and a few of them stick. Over the past few months, three such observations changed how I approach conferences, research, and revision.