5 papers

For the first time in my life, I am choked by exam stress.

Literally, I am choked, suffocated.

First of all, I think the Malaysian cohort is poorly prepared for our exams. No doubt bedside teachings were excellent, we lack lectures and tutorials as compared to the home campus as evidenced by the timetable for extra tutes displayed on the timetable for the Clayton students in the uni's learning portal.

Having major stressful exams consecutively really tries our capability to concentrate and focus. We have to sit for one exam after another, often back-to-back which serves only to scatter our concentration for any particular subject.

Not only that, the level of difficulty of the paper is not one would expect after having seen the real past year questions released by the faculty. We are expecting to cruise in a river but we were thrown to an angry ocean.

They should review critically of their syllabus before throwing such hard questions to their students. If we are trained to swim in a baby pool, it is almost certain that we will not be able to cope with the tracherous condition in a deep ocean.

I think I am going to drown this time... ..... ....... .........

Quick Update

1. End of year 4, formally starting Swot Vac - a period whereby all teachings are suspended to make time for the students to prepare for exams
2. Year 4 flew passed just like that
3. I really missed my O&G posting despite all the horrible stories I heard before I stepped into the labour room
4. Talking to schizophrenic patients is not that scary after all.
5. Paediatrics is not that bad after all, but I won't consider it as my career.
6. Is really thankful to have a handful of great individuals as my tutors.
7. Needs to really think what I want to do after graduating.
8. Monash climbs up 2 spots in the 2009 THES world universities ranking, to the 45th place.
9. Will be doing Gen Med in Australia next year. *sad* (refer previous entry)
10. Cannot think that what kind of graduate/houseman he will turn out to be - considering internship in Australia, guess the environment here is a bit too harsh :S
11. Sometimes, I learn more from the housemen than from the specialist. Thank you.
12. Believes that if anything is good about the Monash medical curriculum, its the OSCE exams
13. Learns some lessons in friendship and trust
14. Learns about forgiving
15. Most importantly, the presence of some very inspiring figures in my clinical training. For that, I have no regrets.