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When I was child I enjoyed playing the swing, then I read the poem “The Swing”. Later, I came to know about tension (T) in the string of the swing, restoring force (F) and so on that enabled me to enjoy the swing. Now, as a medical student I am learning about different types of injuries that can occur if one falls from the swing and management.

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I am all for lists. I have posted one on doc2doc before, as a second year preclinical student: 10+ Professors every medic comes across and since then, I’ve shifted my thoughts from professors to patients, being a clinical student and all. ... Read More »
The first week of my first block rotation (GP) and I can already say that I think I have seen more than my fair share of rectal examsl. It seems that every patient that came in had to have a finger up their “back passage” and the GP more than quick to double up her gloves and get right “up ... Read More »
Many persons chose and continue to choose to pursue their dreams in this noble profession, the art and science of medicine, but change their minds at some stage. For many of them, it’s because they, their families and/or communities cannot afford to put them through medical school. That would have been my fate, and ... Read More »
So far, whenever I tell someone that I am in medical school, the question that follows is “what specialty do you want to go into”?   So far my answer has been “I haven’t decided yet, I’m waiting to finish my rotations so I can have a feel of what the different specialties are and then make ... Read More »
Valentine day, the day that not only makes our heart feel love, but also gives opportunity to express it to the ones for whom our heart beats every second. So this day becomes the most awaited day of many youngsters. As February month comes everyone starts talking about Valentine day and different ways of making it special. So, how can medical colleges remain aloof from the charm of this day?
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I asked this question in the free period that we had today; let's look at some answers by my fellow co-mates:

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It’s no surprise that I love to drive. As a medic practically living in the hospital, getting behind the wheel is sometimes the only time I have to myself. It has been a little over a year that I got my licence and every drive since, has given me great pleasure. It’s interesting how I don’t feel any fatigue when I am just sitting behind the wheel after a long day; how my mood instantly shifts to a more stable temperament.

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The second series of 'Junior Doctors: Your Lives in Their Hands' has just started showing on BBC3.This programme follows FY1's and 2's Aki, Amieth, Andy, Ben, Lucy, Milla, Priya and Sameer as they start work at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London, facing all the trials and pressures of a junior doctor, whilst being constantly filmed.

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It is strange to make it all the way to medical school and be confronted with the promise of adult learning having largely come from mainly school backgrounds. It is stranger still to be asked to have an attendance book signed after every clinical session within the hospital. It is the mixed message which causes the most ... Read More »
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