Life as a Medical Student/Resident

1. YOU HAVE TO MAKE REAL FRIENDS—ESPECIALLY AT YOUR TABLE In the medical field, you simply cannot do everything alone. You will need help. notes, mnemonics, emotional support, and sometimes just someone who understands. Forge genuine connections with your tablemates and batchmates. This isn't optional — it's your lifeline. 2. FORGET YOUR OLD MARKS—YOU ARE IN A DIFFERENT DOMAIN NOW The scores you were used to in 10th, 11th, and 12th standards no longer define you. You may not

A recent headline reported that resident doctors in India are working up to 36 hours continuously, with hundreds leaving their seats and several deaths linked to stress. For many outside the system, this may seem alarming. For those within, it feels routine. This normalization of extreme working conditions in medical training raises an uncomfortable but necessary question: Are we training competent doctors—or conditioning them to survive exhaustion? The Myth of “Necessary Har