We have this limited time in this life, and we should do everything that we love doing professionally. There is no point in doing things one does not like, because that does not give any sense of fulfillment, nor any happiness.
We have bright students who get into our prestigious institute after beating a lot of others in the merit list. One would believe they join medical colleges because they love becoming a doctor. Perhaps that is so. But I am yet to find all 10 out of 10 students present on the first day (and also on any of the subsequent days) of their clinical posting with us. The usual number is 5 or 6, the lowest is 0 or 1. The burning desire to learn something new is sadly nowhere to be seen. In a lecture hall, almost half the seats are empty, sometimes only 10% seats are occupied. I wonder why they do this, and what they do when they are away. I will say the girls seem much more interested than boys in attending the college.
We have postgraduates who join our institute by excelling in entrance tests. They would definitely be interested, one would think. We have quite a few who disappear, often without any intimation. Some of them do so periodically. We used to put off weddings until after postgraduation. One hears of career minded women putting off raising families so as to achieve career goals. Well, not in our line. A large number of women get married during residency, some have babies too. Their leaves for wedding extend from a few days to many weeks. The current trend seems to be 24 to 28 days. the longest reported is 41 days. The trend is reversed as compared to graduate students - more girls than boys seem to get away from residency for extended periods. One wonders why.
We have bright students who get into our prestigious institute after beating a lot of others in the merit list. One would believe they join medical colleges because they love becoming a doctor. Perhaps that is so. But I am yet to find all 10 out of 10 students present on the first day (and also on any of the subsequent days) of their clinical posting with us. The usual number is 5 or 6, the lowest is 0 or 1. The burning desire to learn something new is sadly nowhere to be seen. In a lecture hall, almost half the seats are empty, sometimes only 10% seats are occupied. I wonder why they do this, and what they do when they are away. I will say the girls seem much more interested than boys in attending the college.
We have postgraduates who join our institute by excelling in entrance tests. They would definitely be interested, one would think. We have quite a few who disappear, often without any intimation. Some of them do so periodically. We used to put off weddings until after postgraduation. One hears of career minded women putting off raising families so as to achieve career goals. Well, not in our line. A large number of women get married during residency, some have babies too. Their leaves for wedding extend from a few days to many weeks. The current trend seems to be 24 to 28 days. the longest reported is 41 days. The trend is reversed as compared to graduate students - more girls than boys seem to get away from residency for extended periods. One wonders why.
