Category: Medicine
All the articles in the "Medicine" category.
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Working Stiff – Book Review
The book is written by a Forensic Pathologist describing her training as a Medical Examiner in New York. The September 11, 2001 tragedy and the role of Forensic team is also described in one of the chapters. It is an outspoken autobiographical book written well giving a picture of how a Forensic Pathologist is trained in USA.
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If Only There Was Time On Time – A walk from the hostel to the OPD
His mind was still lingering in the morning that elapsed today. He remembered locking his room fifteen minutes before the time required to be in the clinic. Yes, on any other day fifteen minutes were enough to walk through the broken road in front of the college building under the glaring shine of the sun to the OPD.
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Court Evidence at Ganj Basoda
A warrant from Ganj Basoda for appearing in court on 7th August was shown to me on 5th August. It was an arrest warrant with the message stated on it as ‘Saakshi ko hathkadi na lagai jaaye’ meaning the ‘witness be not handcuffed’. I had not received summon earlier for the case and I was served…
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An Open Letter to the Stressed Medico – in Context of the Recent Suicide of an MBBS Student
MBBS as a professional course is a highly demanding one – the pupils needs to go through some hard times. It is okay to have stress. Here is how to cope with it. Excerpts of my conversations with a stressed medical student.
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Medical Education-The UG Scene
The following scenarios may look odd for those who are complacent but not for those who are looking for a change. This is a work of author’s imagination. Any coincidence will be incidental.
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My Second Year MBBS Experience
I couldn’t sleep properly on the night of my results because I didn’t expect to score 70%. So what I want to say is that second year MBBS is comparatively easy.