BalogunIdowu:

Hello peeps! I hope we are all doing great at the moment. Once again happy 2019, blessings ahead. I bring to you another interesting article, this time it is the popular opinion that people have about being a medical student which are however not totally true. This is also applicable to other sister courses like dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, amongst others but I however decided to use "medical" which is what most people are familiar about.

According to Merriam Webster dictionary, it defines fallacy as "a false or mistaken idea". As a  fourth year medical student, I have soon realised that some of these facts opined about being a medical student aren't exactly true.  So I'll be unveiling some of these false thoughts. Are you ready? Relax as you surf through...



FOR THE MOST BRILLIANT: Do you remember back then in secondary school. The most brilliant students are usually believed to be hot cakes for medical or engineering courses. However this post just focuses on medical students. It is believed that the youngsters that loves and performs well in the pure sciences amongst other subjects  are automatically expected to be future doctors (doki Oloye, the funny way a doctor is being called).

However, being in a medical school does not require to be very or the most brilliant as it is used to be thought back in secondary school which most doctors now can ascertain this saying "if you're very brilliant, go and study engineering, mathematics or any other nerdy courses". Medicine requires discipline, dedication, and consistency (DDC) as well as  being humble to lecturers. If any average student observes these, they'll be fine and would easily sail through the tides. One need not to be the best performing or the most brilliant student but requires working hard and smart.

This is to make the good performing students not to be over confident, and the struggling ones not to lose hope! Remember the saying, what is worth doing, is worth doing well.



LACK OTHER SKILLS: well, I'd say basically because of the name of this course or the accolades those studying it receives which kind of turned norm especially at this part of the world. Some people think that medical students have dexterity only in just reading, reading and continuous reading! Whoops! Well maybe in retrospect it can be true but now I can categorically tell that lots of medical students have created several niches for themselves apart from the course they are studying which they are known for within the school and to some extent outside as well

From various entrepreneurship skills and I'll site few examples from my institution, Lagos State College of Medicine (LASUCOM): Liasu-Thomas Habeebah into clothings "peach and prim wears", Agoro Fawziyyah into Zobo drink making and delicious bean (agoyin) "Al Fawzan ventures", Osusanmi Olugbemi (theOlugbemi on IG) and Babalola jesudara are fashionistas, Odukoya Tolani (otbglobe.com) and myself a blogger, Shobowale Iyanu who gives fellow colleagues nice hair cut "Dr Sho's Dynamic cutz", Sanni Abdulmatin a programmer, Tijani Taiwo a distinguished Toastmaster along others which includes writers and master of ceremonies like myself, musicians and spoken words artiste, fashion designers, business moguls, photographers, graphics designers, and lots more.

So there is need for a different perspective about considering some assignments being done. There exists pool of qualified and upcoming skills amongst medical students alongside the training for their profession.



ARE ALL WELL TO DO: yeah! It is exactly what it means. Other students used and still opines that most if not all of medical students are financially pivoted. They have high standard of living, are on scholarships amongst others. No doubt, some may be provided with exquisite hostels among other basic facilities but however, those are not in itself a justification for their way of life.

Some struggle just like every other students sometimes doing some extra things to support themselves. No regular allowance from parents/relatives, some may not be on scholarship or have much support. Studying medicine is not a license for someone's guidian to be automatically rich, however some of the students may want to live up to the hype of the course and that is a personal choice.



ARE JUST BOOKWORMS: This is sort of similar to the former but in another dimension. No doubt every student studying this course knows what they are in for. Book, book and yet books but wait, they don't just read 24/7 a year except they want to crash out soon. They have fun and I must confess fun in medical school is like no other, kindly ask some of your friends studying the course. Students go to movie houses, visit fun filled centres, attends events that'll improve them in other aspects aside their profession, do sporting activities, visit beaches amongst other places of exhilarating experiences and when it comes to being bookworm that they are, you'll wonder who forced them into studying the course. Proper timing and planning are key to enjoying all this "doing the right thing at the right time". So stop getting this mixed feeling of thinking what we do only is read, read and continuous reading alone! You don't want to dare!



JUST TO HELP HUMANITY: just like every other courses, lecturers ask medical students "why do you study this course?" Well, some say honestly they are in for this course to help people but for many others, it is to make dough especially the men whom to help people is the a later reason. But severally, some of us have been disappointed with comments from lecturers such as "if you want to be a millionaire, this is not the right course for you" and things like that. Well, I think even if there may be right to an extent from their perspective, it really doesn't matter being a doctor and wanting to be millionaire or more with the various diversities the discipline can fit into today's world.

Of course even if helping humanity is important, helping oneself first is even more important (importanter) and the outside world do not see or know this. They believe, once you're a doctor, one is on top of the game which is not always so at least from few experiences.

Well I do hope this goes a mile about redirecting our thoughts about this sets of students'.
Thanks and do stay alert for the next post on FIVE THINGS...


https://balogunidowu./2019/01/07/five-fallacies-about-being-a-medical-student/

BALOGUN IDOWU ISMAHEEL
IndigenousGenius
400L, medical students


Fourth year means u have passed the 2nd MBA bottle neck preparatory to 3rd MB Pharmacology & Pathology. Take nothing for granted until you have passed your 5th MB.
There are surprises sometimes. That profession remains what it has been no matter the degree of rot in Nigerian universities.

BalogunIdowu:



It's your disposition about them all the while!

freshdude99:

Same applies to every course biko, my field is even more isolating...

Olami90:


oops!!!
You didn't mention this the other time.
This is heart breaking.

What school choices have you been picking?

kenedy175:

I really doubt. Medicine is one hell of a stressful course. Take it or leave it. If you don't know, you won't know!

1Ronaldo:
True Op
My friends in secondary that went on to read medicine wasn't even among the top ten in school then.
Niggur used expo to get high scores in jamb and post ume.. His name came out 1st on list.
We thought niggur was going to fail out of med school oh, lol, he hasn't yet...
I think he should be in his finals now or is already done..

About other things mentioned, I think medical students are just like every other normal student in the university..I wonder why girls d like them too much

fk001:



You see the type of ego that guy you quoted was talking about? Your No. 6



Why respect only Vet and Engineering students?


Are the other courses inferior?


If you think Engineering is 5 years that's why you respect the course then what about Agriculture, Law and other 5 years courses?

theoldpretender:


1.Most medical students I knew never wore glasses....and still don't.

2.ITK....well, so did other students in my experience.

3.During my day, work dey , no time for forming.

4.I doubt I hung a stethoscope in my car ever...

5. Many medicos I knew did not marry fellow doctors....plus what's wrong with doctor marrying doctor. Who else would understand your hustle/struggle?

6. Look down on other students? Me wey dey respect Veterinarians and Engineers well well....

7. Is somebody feeling a bit too...inferior?

peteruuu:


I'm in kwara state, so I've been choosing UNILORIN, I think I'll have to think 99 times before filling my JAMB form this year.


I'll get there when I get there.



May God forbid depression.

peteruuu:


It's not as "STRESSFUL" as you think bro.

Once you can read and read and read till you can still read even while reading , and with God by your side, you're good to go!


I'll get there when I get there.

kenedy175:


Lol... when i was in school back then, i used to ask myself "who sent me to study mbbs?"..

Well, we thank God for everything

Olami90:


I sent you pm.
kindly check. Thanks

peteruuu:


Thank God for you bro.

I'm just 'going in'.

Say a prayer for me.

Adesuntim95:
And native doctors, too.. them get pride no be small

PurplePatch:
They like to wear glasses, form ITK, form for fellow guys, hang stethoscope inside their cars even keke, form too gentle, date and marry fellow medical students, look down on students doing other courses, and finally usually form too important to people around them when they finally become doctors.

My people I lie?

kenedy175:

I really doubt. Medicine is one hell of a stressful course. Take it or leave it. If you don't know, you won't know!

PurplePatch:
They like to wear glasses, form ITK, form for fellow guys, hang stethoscope inside their cars even keke, form too gentle, date and marry fellow medical students, look down on students doing other courses, and finally usually form too important to people around them when they finally become doctors.

My people I lie?

melanch:
Wanted to marry a medical doctor but love didn't allow me. I ended up marrying a 'heart' doctor.

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freshdude99:

Oga shift abeg, my wife is a medical doctor so btw me and you who suppose know eh?

DanDeeBoss:
Uhn?? Your reason??

Divay22:

It's either you're pilot, your wife is going to be one or at least one among your kids is gonna be a pilot.
So which one?

One of them is gonna happen...Figure it out yourself .

kenedy175:

Wow!! All the best. People have done it, you'll also do it. Just remain steadfast and hardworking. Program yourself. What works for other people might not work for you. Just know how to do your thing and you'll succeed

Faraidi:
good morning. Please enlighten me about SEO

DanDeeBoss:
One of them is gonna happen...Figure it out yourself .

Divay22:

Your kid

What makes you think I can't be the one??

DanDeeBoss:
What makes you think I can't be the one??