Came across this article by Anna Burkhead : The Scariest Med Student of All. It remains me of kiasuism ( Kiasu - being afraid to lose to others, in Hokkien dialect) among people nowadays. It just exists at all levels of life, from kindergarten to school, then to work, even after retirement. I wonder if kiasuism is the sole driving force for the betterment of this world? As for the article mentioned above, it's about how medical students try to supersede their fellow friends in front of their residents in the US. There was a time, and even now a debate on quality of medical graduates from countries like Russia, Ukraine going on. I don't deny there are black sheep among us, but there are bunch of people who study hard, work hard, to become better doctors in the future. Other than looking down at these students / graduates, i think the doctors (MOs, specialists, consultants) in Malaysia have better things to offer.To the doctors, by training these graduates into better doctors, so that they can fit into the local health system, so that they can practice medicine safely and independently in the future. By sharing what you know, your experience, so the younger generations can benefit from it. After all, in the future, we will just be in the same boat. The quality of health care in the country doesn't just depend on just a small bunch of doctors,but on all of them...We may have House-like physicians, world-class surgeons,but i doubt the number of these doctors will be sufficient to care for the health of 27 million people? Since absorbing them into the system is inevitable. Why not just accept them , train them, teach them? If really wanna make thing harder for these graduates, common qualifying exam, is the solution , though i am fear of it too...At least this will make students to strive even harder.
Arghh...post exam state, the longer i stay, the more nonsense i speak...good night everyone :-)
p/s : sorry ppl, for bringing up this old boring issue again...
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