Salam Maal Hijrah

Medicine Posting

I do think Medicine is one of the best posting here. We were posted in Dr T.M.A. Pai Hospital, Udupi which is about 15-min journey (with bus) from Manipal. Some of my batchmate (I think all of them) thought it was the most tiring posting since we've been there from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm (morning posting) at from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm (afternoon posting). Basically we need to clerk a case from 9.30 am to 11.00 am before presenting it to respective consultant later. Another one would be in the afternoon where clerking of case for half an hour. Two cases would be present by two pairs. Why I'm saying it's the best posting because we used most of the time learning to take a history from patients (communicating in local language is the lare barrier but somehow we managed to do it with broken English+broken Kannada+signal language) and perform some clinical examination. I feel most of my time is occupied with lots of thing. Other might think this posting is not as relaxing as Community Medicine or Surgery, where we could finish the class early and not much of workload. As for me, I think vice versa coz' if you want a relaxing and less tense posting, it's better for you taking other course other than medicine. You need to give your life to medicine (just express my own feeling). Anyway, Medicine (apart of O&G, my other favourite posting) is the time where we're in contact with patient. I've really learnt a lot from the patients admitted to the General Ward of Dr T.M.A. Pai Hospital. It's the time where I practised my percussion on the chest area, auscultation to listen to the heart sounds etc etc. I never forgot this one patient for entire life. Mrs Laxmi, who suffered from heart disease (in which I felt pity for her but at the same time excited with the findings that she had, namely pansystolic murmur, tapping apex, parasternal heave, features of central cyanosis and still long list to go). Tuberculosis is very rampant in India so we could see some of the beds with patients of having TB. Most of the patients were cooperative eventhough all 23 of us crowding one bed just to listen to crepitations and rhonchi. They've leading our very first step of attaining the competency as a doctor. Like the first teacher who taught us ABC, I am very thankful to all the patients there for being my guidance. They do, have taught me many things. I wish I can make my time to the most for Medicine posting once I've come back to Malacca for Phase II of MBBS later.

Thank you Dr Manjunath, Dr Lorraine, Dr Ram Bhat, Dr Seema and Dr Abdul Razak for your committment and patience towards us.

p/s: I still want to specialize in O&G

Surgery Posting

The Duration
3 weeks (5 November 2008 until 25 November 2008)

The Lecturers
Dr Vinayak Shenoy Kallya
Dr L. Lobo
Dr Suresh R.
Dr Saurabh Agrawal

The Topics (Clinical)
Examination of a lump or swelling
Examination of an ulcer
Examination of peripheral vascular diseases and gangrene
Examination of varicose veins
Examination of the thyroid gland
Examination of the breast
Examination of an acute abdomen
Examination of chronic abdominal conditions
Examination of a case of hernia
Examination of a swelling in the inguinoscrotal region or groin

The Books
Clinical
- A manual on Clinical Surgery (7th edition) by S. Das
Theory
- Short Textbook of Surgery (25th edition) by Bailey and Love
- Manipal Manual on Surgery (2nd edition) by K. Rajgopal Shenoy
(p/s: There are other reference books. Anatomy books also included)

The surgeries that I've observed in operation theatre
- A case of lipoma : conducted by Dr Anup
- A case of fistula in ano : conducted by Dr Shenoy
- A case of umbilical hernia : conducted by Dr Saurabh, Dr Anup and Dr Suresh

The End Posting Examination
Consist of only VIVA
Attendance no. 1-10 : Dr Lobo
Attendance no. 11-20 : Dr Suresh (I was assigned to Dr. Suresh)
Attendance no. 21-23 : Dr. Shenoy
(p/s: Dr Suresh allowed me to choose any topic that I wanted, so I chose 'Breast'. The only person in my group that chose the topic)

Faces of Me

Look how much I differ during Grand Dinner (INTEC) for 2005 and 2006 as well as during College Day for January 2007, December 2007 and November 2008

A bit tension-looked face..this is a candid pic

(Grand Dinner INTEC 2005)

More matured looking
(Grand Dinner INTEC 2006)

Don't have individual picture (College Day January 2007)

Pinkish and sweet (College Day December 2007)

The last College Day I've attended in MMMC, Manipal Campus

(College Day 2008)

Flying Boat

What an interesting scenario in the operation theatre (OT) just now! It seems Dr Suresh was pretty bored with the operation so he made us a FLYING BOAT! At first, I thought he just pulling our leg but when he started folding a piece of paper (it was originally a pair of gloves paper bag), I knew that he's serious to make one. He even asked us not to tell his superior what he has done during that time (but anyway, there were other surgeons inside the OT). Somehow it diverted our attention on focusing to the operation. We wanted to observe the operation till the end but he kept showed us how to make it. We told that we never made one before and he was so surprise. Pretty childish. But anyway we kept him company till he finished folding the 'flying boat'. One of my colleague clapped as a support, therefore he offered to give the paper boat to her. Wow, it is indeed an 'amazing' experience.

Editorial Board 2008

I'm joining Editorial Board!!!!

It's rather a spontaneous decision since I don't want to join the board at the first place

I am even just gaze through the poster and don't think anything about it

Don't know why I changed my mind after that

Maybe some sort of intuition telling me to become part of the members

Although my spoken + written English really upside down, I decided to be the part of the board with intention to sharpen certain soft skills...plus it will be a great experience

The chief-editor a.k.a. my batch mate placed me as the editor for student category (I guess he knew my limitation, but it's ok since I feel comfortable with it)

Anyway this is just the beginning....the exploration is yet to come

JaSSI

At last!!!!!!!

IMAM India Student Chapter has been established! And we have our own programme, Jalinan Sahabat Seluruh India (JaSSI) as a way to gather all Muslim students all over India. My dream becoming true. Although I'm not the one who pioneering the establishment but I'm glad becoming the part of it. I managed to involve at the very last minute. I will leaving Manipal very soon but I hope the committee of IMAM India will do everything possible to make it as successful as they can. To create a network among the Muslim students in India. To unite everyone so that each and everyone knows what happened in Bangalore, Mangalore, Manipal, Belgaum and Davangere. To support each other when in need. I am still supporting even when I have come back to Malaysia.

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