KMC Expereince........

Yen Madthiyappa?? Engineera atwa Doctora???
Oh!! Nim Maga Doctor agtha Iddana??!!
It seems everyone's asking the same sort of questions. I decided early & luckily, i got the marks 2 support my pursuit. So, got admission in KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE, Mangalore...the world famous college in M'lore, but, go 2 other places across the state...not many ppl give it a 2nd thought.
The college reopening day arrived in a jiffy. It wasnt welcome so early in the holidays. Afterall it was only 3 months of holidays v had after our CET!! Well, the first day at KMC wasnt exactly exiting 2 me. Coz i was in the holiday mood & in no way was i interested 2 go 2 college so early in the morning (9.30 am) when most of my frenz were snoring in their beds. Anyway, on the other hand, it wasnt bad, also, coz i was entering the Professional Courses. It wasnt very pleasant news 2 my wax-filled ears 2 hear the Dean speak abt the dreaded Dress Code & the enduring schedule.....classes 4 all the 6 days in the week. He introduced us 2 various Profs & others.
Next few days in the week, zipped past with not much happening in the college. The lectures were pertaining 2 the introduction of the different parts & subjects were not so bad. No, practicals, but, no notice saying so. So, v had 2 do a bit of gossiping & ultimately, take a bit of risk & stay in the house 4 the afternoons. Of course, all the efforts werent fruitful. On 1 such occasion, I missed the introduction of Community Medicine. It wasnt a bg loss, as v realised a week later that sitting in hat class was no more educating than staying home & snoring..zzzzz...
Oh!!! i didnt tell u abt our CLASS. The lectures take place in a HUGE hall where 200 of us r seated & lectured 2. Of course, there r the different paraphernalia like the mic, speakers , OHP, Laser projector & stuff. Also, 50 more students r 2 arrive in a months time...from Malaysia, Indonesia..& other parts. Now, there rnt any NRIs whom u can obviously recognise. Of course, kannadigas form a minority here. There r lotz of North Indians & ppl from almost all corners of India. More than 55% r boys & the rest r gals. I've heard many of my classmates say that they rnt upto the mark & i actually, tend 2 agree, not a feast 4 ur eye....so to say.
Coming to some of the interesting parts...... Anatomy Dissections....uh!! 2nd day in the dissection hall & v were greeted by a no. of dead bodies lying in our tables. V r divided into batches of abt 20-25 & each batch gets a body. No!!! No!! Theres nothing 2 faint....Dont pass out. The one thing that strikes u....no, hits u, is the intense smell of Formalin which is poured over each dead body 2 prevent decay. It is not very easy 2 get used 2 it. After a lot of tear-shedding (It causes ur eyes 2 water), v r now used 2 it. Speaking abt dissection, last week, v got 2 dissect the body. What v do is just cut the skin & remove the fat & other tissues 2 reach the muscles, identifying different strucures & vessels on the way. U dont need 2 visualize bloody hands & blood oozing out from the skin here. The bodies all r drained of blood & r long "dead". Our instructor isnt exactly the best u'll get, but, v r hoping she changes in a weeks time.
Graduating from Pre-University to Prof. courses isnt very easy. The approach has 2 change & v r trying 2 get a hang of it in these early days. With that comes the task of understanding the Medical lingo....Using Medical terminologies. Remembering the names of 206 bones, dunno how many muscles, god-knows how-many blood vessles & nerves isnt easy. But, thats the way 2 go abt it. U cant tell that u r doing surgery of the place 6 cms from the neck, near the stomach..& such crap while u r describing something 2 other docs. U've gotto b precise.
Not all the lectures r interesting & most of the lecturers r boring. One good thing abt being in a huge class is that whenever u r not interested in the lecture u can do ur own work...say, sms, sleep, chat anything & the prof wont know or care. On the unlikely event, that u r interested in the lecture, u can hear the lecture clean & clear & try 2 make a head & toe of it.
write inV've got 2 buy a set of bones & stdy abt it in detail, what attaches 2 what & stuff. So, theres one my wardrobe, all the skull, bones & all!!! Sounds scary 2 u? Not 2 me, though.
Now, the practs r starting one by one. V had very rare encounter with the seniors as they r in a diferent campus. They dont seem to b any different from the normal conception of seniors. Of course, with the Anti-Ragging law in place, the ragging what the hostleites encountered wasnt very serious, not physical stuff, but, their attitude 2wards us isn the best.
As u might have realised by now, my expereince in the college wasnt anything like what v fantacized abt.. But, as the college continues, I am damn sure, my xpereinces will definitly b better. I've heard Prof. Courses is the time when u'll have the most fun. So, guys, while i have fun, u ppl enjoy whatever u r doing.
C ya....
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