“Failure ” I stress upon ” Failure” must not be a cause of another failure. Failure is a part of life, we have to learn to cope with it , learn from mistakes and give life a better stand in upcoming challenges. I’m not trying to take failure lightly, but instances when it couldn’t be avoided, failure in exams should not cost you another.

“Failing in Exams in Bachelors and Masters is common and it doesn’t matter later, if you can pick yourself back into the right tract. Certificates and Medals alone don’t make a Good Doctor, A good doctor is born  out of Hardwork, Dedication, love for this Profession, Patient care, Skill, Communication and importantly your power of Decision Making.

Exams are part of Medical students life and are a very frequent part. Students work hard but still success may not be on their part for many reasons.

” A child falls numerous time when it learns to walk, falling is never a cause of giving up, he stands and walks again and again, till he learns walking perfectly. The confident man or woman it later becomes comes out of what he/she has learned and from mistakes that has been corrected.”

This applies in everything else. So if you look back into history The Greatest People have failed initially and the were great because they could correct their mistakes.

Albert Eiestein was poor at maths but later developed priciples that rocked the foundation of Physics.

Charles Darwin: In his early years, Darwin gave up on having a medical career and was often chastised by his father for being lazy and too dreamy. Darwin himself wrote, “I was considered by all my masters and my father, a very ordinary boy, rather below the common standard of intellect.” Perhaps they judged too soon, as Darwin today is well-known for his scientific studies.

Thomas Edison: In his early years, teachers told Edison he was “too stupid to learn anything.” Work was no better, as he was fired from his first two jobs for not being productive enough. Even as an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. Of course, all those unsuccessful attempts finally resulted in the design that worked.

http://www.onlinecollege.org/2010/02/16/50-famously-successful-people-who-failed-at-first/

List of people joins the people who met success after failing.

• Billionaires: 25
• Millionaires: uncounted
• U.S. Presidents: 8
• Astronauts: 1 (Valentina Tereshkova)
• Nobel Prize Winners: 10 (6 Literature, 2 Peace, 1 Physics, 1 Chemistry)
• Nobel Prize Nominees: 11 (includes above and Heather Mills)
• Olympic Medal Winners: 8 (7 Gold Medalists, one Silver Medalist)
• Oscar Winners: 62
• Oscar Nominees: 104 (includes above)
• Other Award Winners: uncounted
• Best-Selling Authors: 55
• Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients (U.S.’s highest civilian honor): 14
• Congressional Gold Medal recipients (U.S.): 12
• United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors: 2 (Roger Moore, Angelina Jolie)
• Knighthoods: 27
• Damehoods: 3

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What I mean is students should not get disheartened by Failing in Exams and completely lose all Hope. I know its a hard thing to cope, specially when you have to lag behind your friends, but this is real life. You have to face unforeseen problems.Failing may be out of Under-preparation, Anxiety or Nervousness or many times of Sheer luck.  Keeping all the Negative Aspects aside and those Inspirational People in front of you, Give it another shot and this time you wont fail.

Good preparation for Exams doesn’t mean ust Studying hard. You have to Broaden your thinking and look at all aspects. 

1. Is it the Handwriting?
2. Is it my way of Presentation?
3. Is it my speed that cause me miss question?
4. Is it my hastiness or Nervousness ?
5. Is it my lack of preparation?
6. Is it a particular subject that’s difficult for me?
7. Is it the Viva where I become dumb?
8. Is it my behaviour and puctuality in lectures ( Impression) ?
9. Did I argue with my Professors?
10. Was it the luck playing hard on me?

All these matter, and if you can localize on your short coming, you can find a solution as well. As a part of it, I leave it to yourself to solve the problem, when you can make a comeback , I promise your Confidence will make its Comeback as well.

 Authors words: This article in no way intends to Underestimate the pain and hardship a Medical students has to go through when they can’t find success in exams. I understand it, myself being a Medical student, I’m well aware about it. But I also have seen such strong people who never gave up and cameback each time Stronger than before. I salute them. This Article is intended to inspire those who really needed it. Hope it helped you.

Make sure you carry your IDENTITY CARD with your Exam Roll number tagged to your white-coat. Make sure you carry your admit card.

1. Stethoscope: I need not explain the importance of this device. A must carry instrument without which it is impossible to pass a clinical exam practical. Used for chest auscultation, heart auscultation to bowel auscultation, this is vital for every students.

2.Sphygmomanometer: A blood pressure measurement device. Most Examiners would like to see students bring their own sphygmomanometer. Analog device will do good as they are portable and examiners prefer it.

3.Torch: A Pen-torch with yellow light is preferred over white light and larger torches. Used for examination of Pupillary reflexes, Eyes, Nose and Throat and for illumination tests. A must carry device as well.

4.Clinical Hammer: A plastic hammer with round head is preferred over the conventional metal hammer with rubber. It s required for examination of reflexes. A must carry device for students.

5. CNS kit- CNS kit comprises of 2 Tuning forks of 512 and 256 Hertz , Tubes with solutions to test Sour, sweet and salt sensation, a soap or ginger for smell sensation, cotton pieces or soft brush for sensory tests, and spatula. A CNS kit box available can be impressive during exams.

6. Measuring tape- A must in Pediatrics examination for measuring height, length, Head and chest circumference, Upper-lower segment ratio, abdominal girth and required even for measuring abdominal girth in ascites.

7. Two Scales ( Rulers)- to measure Jugular venous pressure.

8. Centile Charts- Weight, height, BP centile charts for children

For Residents

9. Ophthalmoscope - For ophthalmology,medicine, pediatrics residents

10. Otoscope- For ENT, Pediatrics residents.

Therefore, make sure you keep them ready before you go to Clinical Practical exam.

1. Things that are hard to understand can be learned watching animations. These provide an excellent way to remember. Videos can even include mnemonics.
2. Things that cannot be imagined from text can be seen in the videos.
3. One can take online lessons via medical lectures available in the web.
4. Funny and entertaining clips also make learning a lot more enjoyable.

Completing medical education requires acquisition of vast knowledge in Basic medical sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology) and Clinical medical sciences (Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, etc) which is a chore unless you learn with interest, building concepts and by understanding. Educational videos aids in making such learning process effective and easier.

Medchrome Online Medical Magazine presents a new medical video blog “MedchromeTube“. Founded in 2011, MedchromeTube allows people to discover and watch medical and health videos from YouTube. MedchromeTube provides a simple platform for medical students, doctors and others related to the medical profession across the globe that makes learning process of medical science more fun and interactive.

List of Medical Videos Available:

June 2011

• [09] How to Remember the branches of External Carotid Artery (ECA)?

May 2011

• [14] Draw to Know it – Branches of Celiac Artery and Blood Supply of Stomach
• [10] Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis : Video Animation
• [06] Baroreceptor Reflex Animation Video
• [05] Lipoprotein Metabolism : Animation video
• [03] Lecture Video: Cell Adaptation, Cell Injury and Cell Death
• [03] Tracheotomy Procedure : Animation

April 2011

• [29] Examination of Cranial Nerves III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII
• [29] 12 Lead ECG Placement Video
• [28] Fetal Circulation Explained with Video
• [26] Coronary Circulation : Anatomy Demonstration Video
• [26] Development of Heart : Embryology Video
• [25] How to draw brachial plexus : Video
• [24] Transcription and Translation : Best Animation
• [24] Hemostasis Animation Video
• [17] Mechanism of cough reflex

November 2010

• [06] Pathogenesis of AIDS and Replication of HIV
• [05] Nasal Myiasis Removal Video

October 2010

• [31] Tumorman and Pathology of Neurofibromatosis
• [20] Fate of RBC / Hemoglobin Video
• [18] Shock and its types
• [18] Gastrulation Animation Video
• [17] Muscles of Mastication Video
• [17] Muscles of the facial expression : Demonstration Video
• [17] Cranial Nerves Mnemonic Song
• [14] Biosynthesis of Protein : Translation Process Video

1. Powerpoint-

Developed by Microsoft Corp, is the most powerful and user-friendly application. It is also the most widely used software to prepare case presentation in Medical field.

It provides an easy interface, no need of special code or language knowledge and provides you a facility to add Media and charts to the presentation. You can always get lot of templates and sample slideshows out there in the internet.

2. Flash

Stunning presentations can be made using Flash a software from ADOBE. It is by far the best presentation technology on the market. You’ll require a high degree of  proficiency to work with flash.But the results are you can put up amazing animation effects and animations to impress your spectators. You will need a Flash course for this.

3 Apple Keynote

Even if you’ve never used Keynote before, you’ll find creating a presentation surprisingly simple. It all starts with an enhanced Theme Chooser that lets you preview an impressive collection of 44 Apple-designed themes. Drag across a theme to skim through its slide designs. Once you’ve chosen the perfect canvas for your presentation, simply substitute placeholder text and graphics with your own words and images. Thanks to the Slide Navigator, the progress of your presentation and its organization are always in view.

4. Open Office Impress

Open Office Impress is the free open source presentation technology. It contains a number of features not available in PowerPoint.IMPRESS is a truly outstanding tool for creating effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will stand out with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects, animation, and high-impact drawing tools.

5. PowerConverter:

Anyone who creates PowerPoint® presentations can easily become a Flash author, just by using PowerCONVERTER! It lets you convert any PowerPoint presentation to Flash. A solution for those who don’t know Flash but want to use it for presentation.