The Imposter is Among Us
“I got lucky” “I only passed because the examiner liked me” “Everyone else seems to understand this better than me” “I will never be as good as them “It was easy; anyone could have done it” “I’m just pretending to…
1% each day
Success is a few simple disciplines, practised every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day” Jim Rohn The idea of ‘1% each day’ reflects the Swahili saying ‘Haba na haba hujaza kibaba’ – meaning…
Foundations of Wellness: A Scientific Guide to Self-Care
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining John F. Kennedy As we approach the end of another long year which is 2023, one cannot help but reminisce that it has been one that threw us…
TOTW #3- Gross Anatomy
The Support System, A Student’s Perspective
“Get a support system or else this course is going to drag you through the mud.” These are the words said by my Professor during my first Biochemistry lecture in medical school. To tell the truth, the atmosphere was tense…
TOTW #2 – Pathology
TOTW #1 – Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Open minds, Open access: The importance of FOAM
Medical education has a heafty price tag on it making it unattainable to passionate clinicians and students, especially in developing countries. Traditionally, the framework would be to read expensive books and cutting-edge journals, and attend conferences in order to stay…
Treatment: PO Glucose 50g PRN, and a friend
Nothing can really HONESTLY prepare you for the workload of med school. At least, nothing had prepared me. Not the YouTube videos, not the high school alumni that came and spoke to us, not even my sister that was in…