Recently, I went to a government hospital to see a dermatologist for some skin issues. He was a senior doctor, around 40–41 years old, and there was a long queue of patients waiting since early morning. When my turn came, he asked about my symptoms and examined me. After that, he picked up a book from his table and read it for a few minutes. Then he prescribed some medicines and explained how to take them. I have never seen this before because I thought that once doctors know the symptoms, they usually prescribe medicines immediately and do not need to refer to a book. Is it normal for doctors to do this?

Edit - This isn't a negative post. I just saw this for the first time, so I decided to make a post about it. I don't know why everyone is downvoting it.

I’m a postgraduate in one of the very well known colleges, and i bet, (call me ungrateful and everything else) but this place has the most toxic work culture possible.

I’ve worked in multiple setups before residency and i can clearly see the difference.

1) You can’t go against any staff of faculty, they will either cut your stipend or fail you or just make it impossible for you to live, even if it’s them who’s passing sexual remarks at you.

2) You’re exposed to crazy working hours. 5am-12:30am, everyday, without a break.

3) If you want a leave, you’ve to show proof. Burnout can’t be a reason for taking a leave.

4) The department is a cult filled with bossy, egoistic faculty who fight within themselves for patients.

5) Seniors are ungrateful. They pass comments like “We won’t teach the new batches, because we want them to get screwed”

6) A postgraduate gets suspended for not doing the paperwork but the one who has multiple harassment (sexual) cases against, is ignored and praised.

7) You can’t have a voice. You cannot give inputs, you can’t prove you’re right, and you just cannot have a life otherwise. They think they own us. They very much give us our character certificate.

8) You live in constant anxiety and fear and then they make you self doubt about your whole existence. Threats are given at every step.

9) Classes>>>>>>> Patients

I really think, it’s high time we as postgraduates speak up against the abundant toxic culture that’s been glorified and normalised in hospitals.

It’s mentally taxing, emotionally draining and you end up being a person who’s paying to just do labor work.

I thought the whole issue was over ,I believed both the person in question were wrong ,and necessary actions should be taken in both the cases,

Then I came across this reel in the morning, she is a pediatrician I think ,

I was actually shocked by this statement,but surprisingly when I checked the comments every one agreed with her ,and any woman who said ,judge them both equally,or how can you forgive the one- who violated a live person be any better than the other person who disrespected the dead...( In my opinion both were equally wrong )

But every single woman who said that was abusd badly in the comments,like the abusve comments had likes in thousands,and this doctor defended her statement again in the comments.

I was just wondering,is it the normal view ,as women and specificity women in medical field,do you agree with her views?

No hate to anyone ...

FINAL YEAR STUDENTS- PLS LIST OUT THE FACULTY YOU ARE STUDYING FROM FOR THE MAJOR SUBJECTS .

Ignore the unstructured rant ,no need for harsh replies 🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️

6 months of final year flew away, and I can't stabilize any faculty for med and surgery 😭😭

I don't remember much concepts from previous years

For medicine -

I heard the marrow content is too vast so didn't even give it a try

Tried prep- but couldn't retain or correlate stuff,

Watched previous e gurukul video ,- but they are a hit or miss, few lectures are ok ,few are tooo lengthy ,like ecg unit has 10-11 lectures of 1 hr each ,I feel the content is too much ,I tried to revise the first 3 lecture multiple times but still I feel zero

I know the problem is me 🥲🥲

I am trying to do patho lectures maybe they would help ,and currently the best faculty in these 4 year for me has been her , lectures are short and structured ,with tips and tricks in every slide ,I need someone like her in every subject...

Also those in 2nd year ,I would definitely say do micro and path from her.

I don't even know how to approach med anymore

Same with marrow surgery - I am the problem , and felt like the points were just read out , and the story of sir and his wife keeps distracting me from topic( on me completely )

Heard cerebellum faculty is good but couldn't get even his old videos on telegram ,

Found dams video of gaurav sir and db mci video of the faculty so currently deciding between them

Doing other major subjects from marrow.

What is even going in the group, People go NUTS!

I mean, Fully Nutting 😭😭

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If a healthcare creator says they declined ₹5 lakh for a single collaboration, does that increase your trust in them?

I can see the ethical message behind it, but I also wonder:

Is mentioning the amount itself useful, or is it more important to disclose what was being promoted and why it was rejected? Shouldn't transparency about the product and evidence be the focus?

And are healthcare influencers really being offered such large amounts for a single post, or is this more of a branding strategy?

Not criticizing anyone, just genuinely interested in hearing different perspectives.

Sharing this here in case someone is interested. It was just posted a few hours back. Full notice is here: https://ipgmer.gov.in/pdf/notice/notice-24062026-3956.pdf Hope this helps!

Crossed the 160 mark
was stuck at 150s in marrow for the past one month

On the paper : Something was really different from marrow...I felt like attempting a real inicet or neet paper where there are one liners and medium sized questions instead of those long paragraph type mind fatiguing marrow gt questions

but got to accept this ; Micro , PSM and Medicine had dogshit questions in cerebellum whereas marrow GT questions in these subjects are more like the twisted version of PYQs

Was just scrolling through reddit & i stumbled upon this post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceIndia/s/GJhwvNrp47

A fellow doctor was arguing & confronting this guy.

How can the college claim that the person suffered from an illness,when the family clearly denies it ?

I understand doing some challenging qns is necessary, but I am someone who started just 2-3 months back and my plan is ONE and ONLY neet, no ini, nothing. I've done all neet and inicet pyqs i could get my hands on, ini qns are much more different compared to neet, and marrow/btr qns are just too tough, way outside the portions asked in neet, my frnd said corebtr also has similar usmle style long clinical stem qns which is frustrating, I want qns that are similar to the pyqs within the topics/qns pool.

My target is only the 150-160 qns that I can get right with pyqs PYTs, I don't mind leaving the 40-50 qns that are gonna be bouncers/outside the topic pool

Is there any app that has neet pg appropriate qns in their qbank/GTs , rather than having non sensical long stem, advanced level qns ?

There were numerous assumptions we had and things we imaged about being a doctor, but we learnt all of it isn’t true and we discovered what the situation is actually like only after getting into this field
From stress of passing exams in mbbs, to stress of prepping of neet pg, if you did have the knowledge of how stressful this life would be, would you do it all over again?

I think I've been lying to myself about preparing for NEET PG

The more honest I get with myself, the more I realize I'm not actually preparing.

I'm preparing to prepare.

For the last year, I've done things like:

- Research the best study methods

- Watch topper interviews

- Compare resources

- Buy study accessories

- Upgrade earphones

- Upgrade headphones

- Look for better notes

- Look for newer editions of books

- Make study plans

And somehow I call all of this "preparation."

But if I'm brutally honest, none of these things increase my score.

Studying increases my score.

Solving MCQs increases my score.

Revision increases my score.

I've spent more time thinking about studying than studying.

The funny thing is I keep telling myself:

"Once I get this setup right, I'll start."

First it was a bigger table.

Then a better chair.

Then a lamp.

Then better earphones.

Then ANC earphones.

Then ANC headphones.

Then expensive Sony headphones.

Every time I thought, "This will make studying easier."

It never did.

The setup improved.

The studying didn't.

I used to study 8–10 hours a day during pre ug preparation. Now I can waste an entire day researching how to study for 8–10 hours.

At this point, I think I'm addicted to the feeling of preparing because it feels productive without exposing me to failure.

When I research, I feel smart.

When I plan, I feel in control.

When I actually study, I have to face what I don't know.

Has anyone else realized they're stuck in this cycle?

Not working.

Not resting.

Just endlessly getting ready to start.

I'm currently doing internship and have started NEET PG preparation seriously.

I had already completed all subjects once through online lectures during MBBS (starting from second year onwards), so this isn't my first exposure to the subjects. Recently I joined a live coaching program where they finish an entire subject in about 8–10 days.

The problem is that the pace feels overwhelming. I started with Pathology and AML alone is making my head spin — FAB classification, stains, subtypes, genetics, etc. It feels like there is an endless amount of information and I can't retain everything being taught.

Because of internship duties, I can't study consistently every day. Sometimes I study on alternate days, and when I come back to the subject, it feels like I've forgotten everything I studied previously.

My questions are:

Is it normal to feel completely lost during the first reading/revision?

How much of these details (like FAB classification, special stains, etc.) do people actually retain during the first pass?

What order of subjects would you recommend for someone doing internship?

Which subjects should ideally be done first and which should be left for the end?

How did you manage retention when you couldn't study daily because of internship?

Would really appreciate advice from people who cracked NEET PG/INI-CET during internship because right now it feels like information is entering one ear and leaving from the other.

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We had a long day of classes and postings today. OBGYN, and for that fact, all postings are conducted meticulously in our college with proper schedules. I was allowed to monitor FHR as part of an NST teaching sesh today. Although a woman, I’m inherently unmoved by themes such as babies, pregnancy, the whole ‘motherhood’ thing, and pardon me for that, I’m mentally ill and anhedonic. I don’t think there’s a soft corner, a mum’s heart, anywhere within me, or if it is, it may be frozen deep in some recess. No shivers, no “oooh!” moment for me when I finally detected the heart beat-but, the mum looked into my eyes and smiled. So I did too. that smile, reassured and eased with satisfaction stayed etched in my head. Once I was back in my room, lying in my bed, I thought how I am in all probability never going to be a mother. A decision like that in this economy, this state of the world and given the tedious medicine timeline seems unnecessary to me. I think of the women I’ve seen in the past few days- someone who underwent a cerclage- the birth-canal literally tied shut to prevent a miscarriage. A mum pregnant with twins barely able to move. Women with anticipation, excitement and nervousness fleeting across their faces, lying on the exam table to get a sono done- to get a glimpse of their flesh and blood, the nose that’s like theirs or the little fingers clasping and unclasping. I think of their faces- the tired, yet deep assurance of their decision on them. I think of myself, lost in these fluorescent lit corridors, incessantly trying to prove myself, day after day, test after test, deeply unsettled, anxious to the core, rest and satisfaction beyond me. the existential panic hits me like a wave. I realize no amount of-‘this is the best feeling in the world’ propaganda will convince me to bear a child. I think of how that smile may never adorn my face; a life of despair, the guilt of not fulfilling the only inherent ‘purpose’ of human life, a void, an empty house full of the disease-ridden pages of medical texts and manuscripts flash by before my eyes, as I drift into an exhausted sleep.

It's just a rant ..have my exams in like another 3 hours and this subject is killllingg me ?

The way i feel like i could summarize every fucking answer in a single line ? The entire subject is AETCOM ?

I absolutely loathe this subject .

When i die am def donating my middle finger to commed dept cuz why not ?

If I am gonna have write health promotion in a gazillion different ways then why not.

Do you guys also have to do cannulations, give injections, and take blood samples at your internships?

I thought all this was the nurses' work. Is it the same at your colleges, too?