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Assalamu
Alaykum! (Greetings of Peace!)
So
you made it to the most prestigious Med-school in the country. Congratulations!
And say, Alhamdulillah (All praise is due to Allah)! And now you are part of a
class composed of the selected crèmes among the crèmes of the crops; you all
came from brilliant pasts, young minds who had very amazing accomplishments,
those who graduated with flying colors in their past academic career (be it in
college or high school). And yes, believe it or not, you are now part of that
team!
Yeah.
That was too much praise I think. Not a good thing to do. Huhummm.
Being
the most prestigious school with the highest standard and the hardest “way to
enter”, you can expect no less from those who really qualified and got accepted
in each class. They are usually the Laudes (Suma, Magna, etc.) from the famous
schools around the country. There will even be some who came from abroad. There
are also the young geniuses who skipped high-school and went straight to
medschool: The 40 IntarMed Direct entrants. You will meet them every day in
class, be amazed by them, and you would never even believe that you are part of
the class (Well, at least that was how I felt then).
But
hey, do not be intimidated (like me). You were there because you were chosen as
well. You went through the same screening processes, and among the thousand
great minds and souls who applied, only 160 were chosen for each class, and you
are indeed one of them. So be thankful to Allah for that opportunity to grow
and train in this institution. And never ever be arrogant.
Meet
new friends from your class. Look for those who have the same dreams and
aspirations as you. Find those whom you share a common interest. Believe me,
these guys might be geniuses but they are still humans: they love to watch
movies, Korean series, play guitar, draw, sing, dance or just do nothing but
sleep. Just explore and you will surely find a lot of good buddies among them.
It
might be hard to remember all their names in the beginning and you will end up
confused who is who. But by the end of the year you will surely get by. Be open
and learn new things with them. Your Class will be your team throughout your
academic medical career. And they will also be your future colleagues when you
become doctors one day. So start building your network now, start from your
classmates, start from your colleagues.
After
spending more than two years in Medschool, I have met a lot of new friends in
my class. All of them are pretty awesome with their own unique stories and
characters. I have worked with my group-mates for years and we already know
each others' strengths and weaknesses and we always try to help each other.
This is indeed important in medschool as you will be indulged in so many group
works, and having a good team dynamics is a crucial thing.
So,
make it a mission to meet and know all the names and faces of your 159
classmates :) You will always end up working with most of them in one of your
future rounds somehow. And you never know, you might find that “special
someone” among them. Haha.
Any
suggestions? Email me. My new email address for non-professional, non-academic
purposes is
anakiluhmd@gmail.com
Salam
Kasilasa!
Anakiluh,
MD
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