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NEPAL MEDICAL STUDENTS’ SOCIETY 30th
E.B.: ACTIVITIES AND EXECUTIONS
INTRODUCTION:
NMSS, with the aim of providing academic and extra-academic guidance to medical students and en-
dowing them with skills to uplift the general health status, was established on 12th Mangsir, 2043 B.S.
Since its establishment, NMSS has been consistently working equivocally for academic excellence and
extracurricular activities. It is a country organization for International Federations of Medical Students’
Association (IFMSA).
STRUCTURE OF NMSS:
The Executive Body is comprised of:
1. President: Dr. Sagar Pokhrel
2. Vice-President: Dr. Priyanka Shahi
3. Secretary: Sagar Adhikari
4. Joint Secretary: Sulav Acharya
5. Treasurer: Man Bahadur Poudyal
6. Members: Dr. Hari Neupane
Dr. Santosh Bhattarai
Anand Choudary
Prashant Gyawali
Saroj Kumar Jha
Six standing committees are functional working as pillars of the organization:
1) Standing Committee on Public Health: Mr Suraj Shrestha (NPO) and Mr Om Prakash Bhatta
(Asst NPO)
2) Standing Committee on Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS (SCORA): Ms Aash-
na Bhandari (NORA) and Akarshan Timilsina (Asst NORA)
3) Standing Committee on Human Rights and Peace (SCORP): Mr Sawan Mehta (NORP) and Mr
Milan Regmi (Asst NORP)
4) Standing Committee on Medical Education (SCOME): Mr Shankar Bhandari (NOME) and Mr
Ravi Shah (Asst NOME)
5) Standing Committee on Research Exchange (SCORE): Ms Shraddha Acharya (NORE) and Mr
Gaurav Nepal (Asst NORE)
6) Standing Committee on Professional Exchange (SCOPE): Dr Hari Neupane and Dr Kapil Mani
Poudel (NEO) and Mr Krishna Aryan and Nishan Tiwari (Asst NEO)
ACTIVITIES:
CHALLENGES:
Extension to other medical colleges of Nepal, Financial sustainability of the projects and programs and
participation in General Assemblies/regional meet of IFMSA have been the challenges to NMSS. Simi-
larly, we haven’t been able to start national or international conferences on our own.w
Finally,
IOM is a common home to talent brains. NMSS is a platform to work from volunteer to leader. It helps
to re-enforce your leadership abilities and explore your potentials. Welcome once again to NMSS fam-
ily.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page number
Profiles 1 – 80
Poem Dr. Sneha Bandu Regmi 7
laBfyL{ efO alxgLx? Prof. Dr. Ram Prasad Uprety 9
Unexpressed Philosophers Kanchana Bali 11
I do Care Surendra Khanal 15
uhn Bikram Oli 71
OG6g{ Prajwal Ram Ghimire 81
About Me Dr. Shailesh Niroula 82
cf“;' , xf“;f] / d Dr. Prajwal Bhattarai 82
A story Dr. Lila Mani Rajthala 83
My 1st Love Anonymous (31st Batch) 84
k|]d / hLjg Dr. Pradip Regmi 85
g]kYosf lx/f] Interview 86
Synchronicity Recchashree Dhungana 87
Tea Talk with Prof. Dr .Pradeep Vaidya Interview 88
Experiences at KIST Dr. Bibek Dhungana 92
He for She Dr. Utsav Joshi 94
The love of technology Dr. Subarna Adhikari 95
Home Samikshya Keshari Bhandari 96
A crazy tale of an unforgettable journey HUTU Dr. Nitesh Silwal 97
cfuf] Dr. Tribhuvan Bhattarai 98
;'Gb/ ofqf Dr. Sameer Acharya 100
Walking the Busby Way Dr. Pawan Karki 102
8fO/L Bishad Dahal 104
That’s Life Reena Jaiswal 105
cefj Dr. Hari Neupane 106
I saw You Abhiskar Gautamt 107
ISON Dr. R.S. 108
dg Sudarshan Acharya 110
Three glass of whiskey Dr. Sagar Pokhrel 111
Becoming a doctor Dr. Neha Jha 112
;Demgfsf vftx? Dr. Jeevan Neupane 113
Nepal for Nepal Tsun Ki So 114
On Call Prof. Dr. Mohan Raj Sharma 116
ltdL / d Dr. Ramesh Sharma 117
cg'go Suskera Pandey 118
Arrest the stars Dr. Ujjwal Prakash Khanal 119
Me and the dark Night Naveen Gautam 122
uhn Shreedhar 122
y'OSs Intern Bahun Dai 124
I belong here THE GRADUATION SPEECH Dr. Arpan Pokhrel 125
All batches so far 127-134
Photo gallery 135
Profile
from resident
Going personal Friends and future
why?
Describing me before I entered Describe internship in IOM About friends
IOM one of the most valuable things in
Signature time
difficult life
IOM Experience Regret and moments If not a doctor -I would have tons
Unforgettable. Had the best of of free time.
I regret doing -nothing
times and the worst of times. Time In a decade- Having fun
spent playing and traveling were I regret not doing -studying more somewhere
great. But the most unforgettable Crush in IOM -chaina
experience in IOM just happens to
be the worst. Favorite class experience/ At the end
Earthquake experience posting experience -nothing
stands out Describing myself at the end
Mostly bad, but in the end some of my IOM journey
good things also happened. My ‘first’ in IOM- drive a car Still a guy with few words
Memories - 45 days long finals Embarrassing moment -Falling What I want in a lifetime?
Pidadayi asleep in class and getting woken Something that I can be proud of.
up by the teacher
Internship diaries Rapid fire - Favorites
Most hectic rotation so far Movie -Forrest Gump, Wall-E
Emergency Future politician
Tv series
Memorable duty
Sagar pokharel
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood,
Leaving Medicine duty to go to a Sherlock
party Personality - JurgenKlopp
How do I describe my Book - The Godfather
workstyle Always happy
At the moment Quote - You’ll Never Walk Alone Sandesh
ER moment Resturant - Don’t really have one
Not having time to sit when alone Place in IOM - Boys Hostel
during night duty Football Team - iverpool FC
Best party so far Your dream vacation/travel Most popular
before dashain 2073 destination Sagar Pokharel
My reaction when I get call Liverpool
Football Team
Going personal Regret and moments Manchester. (Manchester is always
Describing me before I I regret doing red)
entered IOM Your dream vacation/travel
Nothing
Ahile ko Shil sir jasto sojo destination
Earthquake experience I regret not doing Space/Moon
Majjale hallayo Anything
Memories - first week My catchphrase Internship diaries
Ram sir ko bhasan Yeha vanna mildaina Most hectic rotation so far
Memories - first year and field Crush in IOM Neurosurgery
Gham tapdai gayo
Changes every year . . . Fifa How do I describe my
Memories - second year
Viva ko torture 13/14/15/16/17 workstyle
Favorite class experience/ Mero malai k thaha
Memories - third year and
posting experience ER moment
PUSLE Bhaye paxi vanamla
Euta pani PUSLE naliyera kataiyo AC ko GOLDWEB
Best party so far
Memories - fourth year and My ‘first’ in IOM Still waiting for it
field Submitted Entrance Form My reaction when I get call
Field thiyo ra. I thought it was a
vacation. Embarrassing moment from resident
Final Exam Hostel bhaira xhu /Orchitis vako
Memories - junior internship xha
Suruko 1month padne josh.tespaxi
hawa. Uddiyo majjale. Describe internship in IOM
Favorites Patient ko attendant. Resident ko
Memories - 45 days long finals PA.
Jamma 45 days thiyo ra Movie
Forrest gump At the end
Friends and future Tv series
Breaking Bad
Describing myself at the end
About friends Personality
Internship ma pugyera balla kta Bhanu Chalise
of my IOM journey
haru ko ghaitoma gham lagyo Kati afno decribe gaar vanyeko
Book Message to juniors
Things I don’t want to change Facebook
Enjoy
in IOM Quote
Freedom Aashish ko rato coat
What I want in a lifetime?
Watch live football at Old Trafford
If not a doctor Resturant
Unemployed Durga bhajyeko
In a decade Place in IOM Best musician
Ahile vanda 10 years budo A30
Jeevan
Going personal
Describing me before I entered IOM -Dreamer, Planner Memories - 45 days long finals
Student of the year movie ko “
Earthquake experience Ratta maar” song best describes it.
Epic!! Surviving was Highlight of my life!!it changed me in lots of ways!I see life, Cyclothymiabhakothiyomalai! Never
friendships, family in more blessed manner than before!! Also I know that I can survive want those days again in my life!!
situations those I thought I couldn’t!! You know what I mean; sleeping in garage, living
like a homeless!!
Memories - first week
Orientation ma “ cream of the creams “ bhanda khub thulai purushartha gare jhai lageko
Friends and future
thiyo, interaction by seniors, leisure period ma suntala n badamkhadai strangers bata
friends bhako, moto moto books dekheratarseko!!
About friends
Shilu, Shristi, sushmabffs for life. Can’t
Memories - first year and field imagine those 6yrs without them.will
Picnic at kakani, aaudaharile army kogaalikhako, 1 st day of dissection, tyo din jatti tears always be together no matter where n in
kahileaayena, thanks to formalin. dissection ma kaambhandabadhi guff gariyo,future which state we will be!!kitabagadikholera
plans kobarema.xam ma 160 marks 3 Hrs ma kasaribhyaunebhanne tension! 1 styr guff chahikahankahankogarinthyo!! Our
field still brings smile in our faces. Thumpakhar was beautiful!! Data collection ma Jada nicknames, nonsense talks in hostel
gharghar ma kakro, dahi, makaikhako, dhido n sisnokabitaDd le pakako. Tatopanijada were the best part Asbin n arpan: best
hotel khojdaratibhako,laliko laptop ma Korean serials hereko!! posting partners I could ever get!! Arpan
Memories - second year ko chill attitude n asbinsangakojiskai le
Gkc sir ko 1st andolan ma sakriyabhayeralageko! Hostel basna try posting katyo!! Always will have special
gardabiramibhayeragharfarkeko!! Final xambhandaagadi 2012 ma earth end bond with field partners pakku, kapil,
bhayehunthyobhani pray gareko! Last ma with heavy heart xamdinapareko!! viva ma ghas, Akhil, mankaji n Sajan.
patho external sir koqnssodhne style!! Things I want to change in
Memories - third year and PUSLE IOM- Politicatization on every aspects.
Ward posting ma dactarnaibhako ho kijasto magna thalyo!! Padhailaigolimariyo!
Medicine posting ma ward ma bhandabadhi coffee shop tirabitayiyo!!class bunk gariyo Things I don’t want to change
movie hernanigayiyo!! Jaboduita subject pani last stage ma padheko!!
in IOM
Memories - fourth year and field Definitely vacations!! Cardio n family
Field ma 4 people 6uttin6au kibhanne tension thiyo!! Thanks to R RWaglesir,sangaipariyo!! planning postings (wink), community
Salyan was awesome! No electricity most of the time!! Ratio 10 bajesammakaamgariyo!! medicine field visits!!
Kupindedaha was a nature’s gift!! Swargadwaribatafarkada short circuit bhayera
If not a doctor
moving bus bata jump gariyo!! 103 F fever aaudapani jungle safari gariyoc hitwan
ma!! Daangko chat was the best!!sushmako ghargako!! Ranimahal ghumna Jada ko Genetic engineer or writer or lawyer!!
nonsense talks!! In a decade
Memories - junior internship Happy n satistified with life!! Well,
Highlight was earthquake!!radiology posting ma friends kopurai seasons bhyayeko! established doctor, with postgraduate n
Xam preparation!! Viber ma photographs aadanpradan!! Dindinai bhagawan pass speciality degree will be wonderful.
garaideu bhanifakako!!
At the end
Describing myself at the end of my
IOM journey
An ordinary guy still !
Message to juniors
Live to the fullest ! This place is
just the right one to do so ! And
don’t follow my lead at all, I have
missed out on a lot!!! हा हा !!
the Valyrian Steel, I swear by the seven
gods; House was above Breaking bad and What I want in a lifetime?
Friends, to occupy that second spot for I am blessed with whatever
the favorite TV series. The first, ask lks] / I have ! Be it the same
/f]zg Û throughout, Nothing more to
Personality ask for!
Dr. House (Yeah, you can call him a high-
functioning sociopath, and I will still like ljBfyL{ efOalxgLx?
him)
Book ;'s/ft, Pl/:6f]6n / Kn]6f]sf] k/Dk/fh:t}
b'O rf/ cf]6f t k9\of 5' s] eGg' ÛÛ
Quote b|f]0f, s0f{ / PsnAosf] k/Dk/fh:t}
Everybody Lies !! d]/f k|]/0ffsf ;|f]t ag]
Resturant
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cfpFYof] ÛÛ hlt l/lQPF eG5'
Place in IOM plt d el/Fb} hfG5'
B8, A7, A3, B21, A30 !! Aru ta k cha ra
Place !!! d]/f] sljtfsf] pHofnf]df k|f= 8f= /fd k|;fb pk|]tL
Football Team
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Chelsea FC
Your dream vacation/travel d]/f ljBfyL{ efOalxgLx?
destination
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Internship diaries
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Most hectic rotation so far
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Memorable duty zAbx¿ sljtfdf a]u dfg{ yfN5g\
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How do I describe my work-
style k|]dgbLdf z'esfdgf pln{/xG5g\
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ER moment
Hectic
d]/f ;fgf ;fyL? .
Best party so far lk|o ljBfyL{ efOalxgLx? ..
Yet to come, I guess !
Unexpressed
Philosophers*
Kanchana Bali
MBBS 35th Batch
If not a doctor
Going personal Internship diaries
khalasi
Before I entered IOM In a decade Most hectic rotation so far
I was arrogant. ahile bhandaa badhi memories pakkai gynae
hunechhan
IOM experience Memorable duty
doctor bhaiyo jhagadaa maa tagadaa hudaa
Earthquake experience Rapid fire - Favorites My workstyle
joshi ko khutto maa thesh laageko chari bharara balai farara
Memories - first week Movie Room Tv series breaking ER moment
dai haruko chatai bad bhavishyako kura khasai gardina
Memories - first year and Personality akhil baral Best party so far
field -chautari Book bumpy book Rastriya Janamorchha
Memories - second year Quote aspire to inspire before u My reaction when I get call
7 din samma sutiyena viva ko bela expire- Unknown from resident
Memories - third year and Resturant Yadav ko Chhapro suffering from diarrhoea
PUSLE Place in IOM A7 Describe internship in IOM
pulse gaiyena, a bad experience to Football Team Real Madrid waste of time
lose someone who was nearest to
inspire me
Your dream vacation/travel
destination Palm Island At the end
Memories - fourth year and
field - dherai thau ghumiyo Describing myself at the end
Memories - junior internship Regret and moments of my IOM journey
being self-decisive
overconfident, hurray !!! I regret doing
Memories - 45 days long Message to juniors
i usually don’t regret anything Don’t follow ur seniors
finals - sabaiko jastai chha I regret not doing What I want in a lifetime?
I regret not doing not doing anything
Friends and future Satyam Shivam Sundaram
थेगो
About friends fall seven times stand up eight
Arpan is the calmest and most Crush in IOM
composed person in our batch Dalmaara
Things I want to change in Favorite class experience/
IOM posting experience
arko saraswotiko mandir chaiyo JP le hari laai jhapaareko
Things I don’t want to My ‘first’ in IOM
change in IOM gate maa guard dai laai dekheko thiye
purano saraswotiko mandir yathawat Embarrassing moment
hunuparchha kati chhan kati
In a decade
Going personal Will be serving people of either US or
Internship diaries
Nepal
Me before I entered IOM Most hectic rotation so far
Intelligent Eye
Earthquake experience Regret and moments Memorable duty
Had bravely stayed in the room (0n 3rd During paediatric duty,a child was
floor) under a weak table during both
I regret doing brought with a complain of foreign body
shakes,however post-quake effect is as I regret letting her go.... aspiration (bhatta),due ta unavailability
‘agultole haaneko kukur bijuli dekhera Fuchey hau timi mero laagi... of ICU bed,child was planned to shift
tarsincha’ Crush in IOM - no comment to ICU of other hospital,so I took him to
Memories - first week My ‘first’ in IOM Sidhi Hospital on an ambulance, I spent
Naya thau ...naya fren...bore lagethyo I heard the super exaggerated speech of my 3 hours on bagging wishing the
malai tah Dr.Ram Prasad Upreti sir. survival of child...but the next day child
died..
Memories - first year and field Embarrassing moment
How do I describe my workstyle
Field ramro vayo-Barhabise ra bhote Yaad nai vayena
koshi...China pani touch gariyo ..😉 Punctual,devoted,always at hurry to
finish the task....
Memories - second year Rapid fire - Favorites ER moment
Boring ..basic science ko xm ko terror
Movie - Very good question No experience of ER,still 1 month left for
Memories - third year and PUSLE ER duty
Coolest year...padhai ko chintaa nai Tv series
House MD,game of thrones,Da Best party so far
laagena...clinical exposure pani vayo
Vinci’demon,meri bassai..etc 1st year welcome..since all class mates
Memories - fourth year and field were dancing till midnight ..
Field was memorable..,Rara was Personality
Lionel Messi , My reaction when I get call from
awesome...1 visit toh bantaa hai...
Andreas Iniesta resident
Memories - junior internship torpe le bolaayo feri...call sall udaunna
Exam aauna lagyo kei padeko chaina Book - No book plz ..baal ho
vanda vandai sakiyo Resturant - I Describe internship in IOM
Memories - 45 days long finals rish Pub ,lakeside
Cool
kailehi siddincha jasto laagthena...tara Place in IOM -
dar ra khusi ka sath sakiyo ...life vari Boys Hostel B block
yaad rahancha esp B21 ,guys B8 too At the end
Football Team -
Friends and future FC Barcelona
Describing myself at the end of
my IOM journey
Your dream vacation/travel
About friends Decent,Handsome ,world class
destination
Torpe kta kt sabai ramrai chan What I want in a lifetime?
Europe and US visit...watching Messi
Things I want to change in IOM play live from camp nou stadium A successful Doctor
Intern should be treated with respect
and dignity...not as useless and even
patients deserve more respect from
doctor.
If not a doctor
US gainthyo hola...jhan ramailo hunthyo
Going personal
Describing me before I entered IOM
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Earthquake experience
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kmfn]/ Hofg hf]ufpg efluof], / /fte/ ENT df uP/ sd ul/of], bf];|f] lbg yellow zone df spinal injury sf] la/fdL check ubf{ ub{}
km]l/ cfof] ;a} hgf la/fdL 5f8]/ efu]kl5 d klg efUb} lyP Ps hgf iv drip e'OFdf l3;fb{} efUb} lyof] o;f] l6k]/ lbPsf] p;n] t dnfO{
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Memories First week
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First year and field
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kmsf{OlbPsf]====aNn third time df cfOof]===
Second year
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/dfOnf]=====
Third year and PUSLE
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n] csf{]lt/ hfg'k¥of], it was much harder to lead a group of 5 students than whole class… exam cfuL letter conut ub{}
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Fourth year and field
posting /dfOnf]==== psychiatric posting df chasf] sxfgL ...... fieldको sf] /dfOn} 5'§} 9f]/kf6g hfFbf af6f]df cnkq==== aNntNn
cfPsf] tata कsf] gL af6f]d} wheel x/fP/ hfqf cFWof/f]df lr;f] kfgLdf ;a}sf] h'Qf 8'a]/ x}/fg...Ashbin sf] x/fPsf] purse lvFr]sf]
video df s}b.. ABC hfFbf MBC tf] ABC df k'/} lxdkft 5-10 dLdft'/sf] clear vision.. kms{bf 2 hours PSn} df]lbvf]nfdf plastic
lnP/ df5f dfg{ uPsf]==Muktinath af6 kms{bfsf] tension..bfªsf] lax]==
Junior internship
posting df jr. intern n] answer eg t==.
45 days long finals
Hectic... Medicine df short case df patient n] slt lr;f] ePsf]n] sk8f change t u/]sf] 5}g /]==. pedia df half history
;lsPkl5 pt party ufPa ...case change u/]sf] g]kfnL g} ga'em\g] pt h;f]t;f] complete
Going personal
Describing me before I entered IOM
घन्टाउके, green
Earthquake experience
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. e'sDk kl5sf sof}+ lbg Rof;n u|fp08df ;'t]/ latfOof] . cfh /f]lsPnf eGof] 5}g, ef]nL /f]sLPnf eGof] 5}g Û jfOjfO rfprfp
vfhf vfFb} lyof}+, ;lSsg} nfu]sf] a]nf PSsf;L e"sDk cfof] / efuefu ef] Û k};f glt/L efUg cj;/ h'6fOb]sf]df e"sDk nfO{ wGoafb
gL lbOof] Û PP6f jfOjfO rfprfp sf] d"No g} %) kg{ yfn]kl5 rfxL sf7df08f}df afRg\ g;lsg] 7fg]/ 3/ lt/ nfluof} Û
Memories - first week
cfof] 3fd tfKof] kmfN6' ukm u¥of], Pp6} dfG5]nfO af/Daf/ gfd ;f]Wof], ;fgf] u|'k agfP/ s:n] stL 3'; v'jfP xf]nf eg]/ guess
u¥of], clg 3/ kmSof{] Û
Memories - first year and field
field eGbf cuf8L u|'k agfpg / km'6fNg' d} Jo:t e}of] Û field df k'u]kl5 u'7aGbL ;'? ef] . Ppbfn] /fd|/L sfd u/d eGg] csf{]n]
7u]/ 3'Dghfd eGg] Û /fd|/L sfd u/f}+ eGg]sf] ar{:j w]/} ePsfn] cfkm" lg/fz x'g k¥of] . vf;f af6 kms{bf af6f]df lbg]znfO{ rfOlgh
eg]/ g]kfn l5g{ gb]sf] ofb cfof] eg] clxn] gL k]6 ldlrldrL xfF:g dg nfU5 Û d]/f] slxn] gL kmf]6f] glvlrlbg] 3f]if0ff lglZrt /Xof] .
Memories - second year
second year sf] final exam मा pathology sf] viva lauf/]kl5 uLtf Dofd n] afa' ltd|f] k9fO t k'u]g5, km]/L lbg cfpg' ^ dlxgf
kl5 eGbf rfxL d]/f] cfFvf PSsf;L /;fPsf lyP .
Memories - third year and PUSLE
;a}eGbf b'Mvsf] s'/f Kn; u}Pg Û hf] uP pgLx?n] Ps dlxgf ;Dd fb k|b'lift kf/]/ al;g;Sg' agfP Û Kn; kl5 la/fdL vf]Hgsf]
x}/fg ef] family visit sf nflu Û u|'k 6'6fpg] km'6fpg] ubf{ hlxn] gL nkm8f x'g] Û Psflt/ Family visit र / cfsf{] tL/ post mortem
n] ubf{ dw'df; lg/fd|/L dgfpg kfOPg Û
Memories - fourth year and field
d]/f] nfuL ;a} eGbf lk8fbfoLs ;do eg]s}ै 4th year /Xof]! insomnia n] ubf{ ;'Tgsf nflu gL cf]ifwL vfg' kg{] Û lbge/L nfOa|]/Ldf
kl9/xbf d eg] A 3 df ;'Tg] k|of; ul//xGy] Û Field df w].} d:tL ul/of] Û ABC sf] km]bL b]vL d'lQmgfysf] sfv / 9f/kf6gsf] kmf6
;Dd 3'ldof] Û es'08] sf] ysfg / 3n] ufpgsf] ef]hg b'a} xfd|f] nflu gf}nf lyP Û h'g xf]6ndf al;of] ToxL x]6]nsf] dflnssf] 5f]/L
nfO{ cfFvf nufOof], 2/3 /lx5g\ eg]t cem efua08f gL ul/of] .
Memories - junior internship
junior internship t k9\g eGbf al9e"sDk, db]z cfGbf]ng / ef/tLo gfsfaGbLsf] af/]df expert opinion lbP/} latfOof] Û rd{
/f]usf] viva df æs:tf] /fd|f]Æ bvL lnP/ bGt lrlsT;f df æs] kl9; oqf] jif{Æ ;Dd sf k|lts[of vfOof] Û ;fx|} lr6 rf]g{ dg nfu]/
;h{h/L ;]s]08df 6\jfOn]6 uP/ k'/} !% ;]s]08 sebacious cyst sf] af/]df wikipedia kl9of] kgL, ug{ s'g} sfd afFsL /x]g .
Memories - 45 days long finals
k9\g] lal;{g] k9\g] lal;{g] k9\g] lal;{g] clg nf:6df km:6 x'g"
Going personal
Describing me before I entered IOM JIRI, heart to heart late nite chats talking about love and life...hehe
simple, usually silent but carefree with my close frens, career ani ma tyo kaale pehelwan dekhera tarseko yaad cha RUBY and
focused, self focused, big planner (aile pani haha) SHAILESH? YOU GUYS MADE MY FIELD SO MEMORABLE..
Earthquake experience Second year
i was in my home with my family on saturday baisakh 12..we well, study and study more than you do in first year..the seniors tell
were shifting a cupboard from one room to the other..i seriously you how tough the 2nd year is haha...and eventually ethn starts
thought i was goin to get crushed under my own house..it was getting into ur head..and surprisingly, PHARMACOLOGY now
heart wrenching, scary and panicking. on second earthquake on becomes one of my favourite subjects!
baishakh 29,i was in the maternity ward taking history of one of Third year and PUSLE
the patients, cudnt think of anything, but managed to stand near oh now we went to clinicals..excited to wear the apron and carry
the door and fleeted to bhisma garden as soon as i got some guts the steth in our pocket..cant remember clearly but it was the
to run away. coolest year i guess..PULSE was just awesome..21 days of new
Memories - first week experiences again..fun, fun and loads of fun..kaali vako, first time
i was proud and so happy. i was goin to become a doctor now.. sea dekheko..goa ma masti gareko..MANALI ma snow naparda
the interactions, new faces all around, new experiences.. seniors upset vako..everybit of it was memorable.
giving so much bhaau haahah Fourth year and field
First year and field 4th year, not much memories..it went “just like that” field: small
the whole 7 subjects were so difficult to understand at first..i hated group, exploring PASCHIM nepal for the first time,.butwal ko
pharmacology.. the first stage performance with jeevan, batch especial “pressure cooker coffee”, trip to pokhara, missing home..
picnic to KAKANI, the celebration of AIDS DAY, SMS mam’s and my biggest regret is not going to muktinath with my buddies
classes(everybody knows wat i mean), Rana sir ko “ jenisha stand SAJINA and RUBY.
up”, CM classes ma halla garne...ani exam agadi CM ta kei pani na Junior internship
aune...lau maaryo! talking about the community field, honestly, it’s oh study all the time...you have to pass the exams! passes by with
one of the best memories i have made in IOM..it was a whole new the blink of an eye!
experience, we slept on the wooden floors, played in the bhotekoshi 45 days long finals
river, the uphill 3-4 hourly walks, unforgetful and thrilling trip to it doesnt pass so easily! you are supposed to study 24/7..one of the
Place in IOM
Bhisma garden
Football Team
Germany and FC Bayern Munich
Your dream vacation/travel
destination
Upper Mustang, Amazon forest
Internship diaries
At the end
Describing myself at the end of
my IOM journey
immature doctor
Message to juniors - always
respect your seniors.... :P :P
What I want in a lifetime? - just
to be happy
Internship diaries
Most hectic rotation so far
ER.. duh!!
Memorable duty
There was this one Surgery night duty when
I and Millu worked till 4 am, and we still had
more energy remaining, cuz we scrubbed
in on surgeries and I felt like a doctor for
the first time :) At the end
How I describe my workstyle
Always in a rush to finish work and go home Describing myself at the end of my
:D IOM journey
ER moment Talkative, fun-loving, and nakkali too (so
they say :D )
A patient comes in at midnight complaining
of severe abdominal pain, I examine her, Message to juniors
give her medicines, she gets better and I Have fun while it lasts!
happily discharge her at around 3 am. The What I want in a lifetime?
patient party doesn’t look very happy and Happiness, fame, success, money ;)
of AC. And who had imagined I would be because that was a completely different
Going personal awarded best painting award! (I touched phase of life. It was one of those times when
Describing me before I entered IOM brush in IOM for the first time, LOL) And staring at walls in library seemed to be one
Serious, Friendly, Hard-working, Helpful there was the time when you suddenly the most interesting thing in life (because at
realize why they call the basic science the least you are not studying). And of course
IOM experience second toughest exam in IOM. But the the mandatory 10 pm tea break time in
After studying in BPKIHS for 2 months and lunch breaks to lalteen, made it slightly library (sorry juniors, it’s not only your thing
having seen the big grounds and spacious easier! And breaking the long trend of it has been going on for ages!)
hostels, I slightly doubted my decision to having 6 months vacations after basic There was a point during the exam when I
leave BPKIHS and come to IOM (that too science (sorry to all my juniors), we started didn’t even care if I would fail; I just wanted
in 42nd no. of merit list!) when I entered the third year in 1 and half months. I don’t know the days to pass and exams to be over!
boys hostel :j=jL= o" SoflG6gdf on my first how many people wanted to kill me for that! Then passing the exam and being a doctor
day in IOM, unaware of the fact that one Third year began with the joy of owning a to realise that all that you are going to do
day I will fall in so much love with this place stethoscope and feeling more like a doctor. for 1 year now is 4D-Dressing Discharge
that my hands will shake while writing my As campus chief sir described it perfectly Driving-trolley and Drawing -blood! LOL
experience in IOM and by the thought of when I went to ask for funds for pulse “ Then again, there is a life ahead to learn
leaving this place. ætkfO{x? # dlxgf v]Ng (Sports week), and to experience.
There is so much to write down that one @ dlxgf 3'Dg] (pulse) clg slxn] k9\g]<Æ, But the 6 and half years in IOM has been a
page won’t be enough so let me put the 3rd year became pretty much something lifetime in itself. And last but not the least,
things I cannot exclude. The initial days like that except the fact that sir forgot to I would like to thank the loving seniors
in IOM were perhaps the most bindas mention the hours spent in playing FIFA and wonderful juniors in IOM to make this
time in IOM. Being called cream of the and the endless hours in Bhisma garden! place how it is. IOM is not just a place, it’s a
cream repeatedly in endless welcome Pulse 2013 is one the finest memories in LEGACY, please continue it!
program, unlimited AC pack and seniors IOM and one of the most beautiful time of Earthquake experience
treating you like you have conquered the my life. Then fourth year was back to remind We always had a discussion with my friends
Everest (and of course no ragging) were us that we are not awarded degree for about how we always wanted to be present
the best part. Preparation for the Welcome having fun in IOM, it’s a serious business! in library (because it was built by Japan
party was very interesting as I rehearsed Only good thing about fourth year exams and is earthquake
with my friends for my first ever dance was the fact that it was not together with the resistant) not in the
performance! And the panic before the final year exam! But the real chapter came boys hostel (which is
General’s assessment seems funny now after the results, life teaches you lessons old and looks like it
when I think about the following exams that when you least expect them! To lighten the is going to collapse
I have already completed now. Staying in mood, let’s just talk about the field. One of on its own) if
D block (now as extinct as Dinosaurs) and the most awaited programs in IOM is fourth there is ever
the challenging job to return to hostel after year field. an earthquake.
late night in library was quite an experience.
Though the group division was So, to make the
Being u'=ln= (Group Leader) always sucked disheartening (how the friends you thought nightmare
as you had to be the party spoiler but my you are closest to disown you and also worse ,
wonderful friends made it just opposite having to leave the group that somehow
for me. Being elected CR unanimously, took me), I finally ended up in the best
second year turned out be slightly different group ever and how my wonderful groupies
as I had to run most of the time trying to made the DHSM field the most memorable
co-ordinate between my friends who would time in IOM. Final year was one helluva
want classes to be off and the Prof. who experience with the never ending exams
would shout at me if there was no class, but testing your endurance and patience,
I somehow managed to pull it off. more than the knowledge. It’s funny
And then there was a series of parties that I even miss the time during the
with lots of painting in gym hall, dance preparation of exam (no I am not crazy)
performance in graduation day, and lots
Quote
Pp6f ;/n] eGg'ef] I’m expecting more from
Going personal you re grey hair is sigh of age not wisdom halka
GKC bako ulto
Describing me before I entered IOM
Rapid fire - Favourites Resturant
d ;fg} b]lv o:t} xf] Movie
bfh'efO ;]s'jf
IOM experience Place in IOM
in the name of father/ pursuit of happines
z]if gfu cfP klg j0f{g ug{ ;Sb}gg\ Tv series au}+rf
Earthquake experience HIMYM Football Team
k"/f Hofg g'xfpg klg lbPg Personality GGMU
my own haha Your dream vacation/travel
Friends and future Book destination
and the mountain echoed paris
About friends
;a} tf]/Lnfx'/]x? 5g\ Internship diaries
Things I want to change in IOM
xf]; s]xL r]Gh gud\ ef] Most hectic
Things I don’t want to change in IOM rotation so far
ER
;f];n ;le{; cem} df}nfcf];
Memorable duty
efOalxgLx?n] w]/}sf] sNof0f u?g\ ER
If not a doctor
economist
How I describe my
In a decade workstyle
Going personal
Describing me before I entered IOM : Immature science..toughest part..Where we had to give viva of both 1st n 2nd
IOM experience : It is a great oppurtunity to be a part of IOM. year..Actually 2nd year was full of study..Library ma cubical ko lagi
Its lyk dream come true.I learned the lesson of life here,made jhagada..Padherai bityo n that year entered d hostel..Rainy season
friends who are now lyk family,seen two faced people,actually ma bata thapera basnu parne but was fun..Celebrating birthdays,Iom
iom transformed me from teenage girl to more mature me,it ko parties and exam ko torture..
made me a doctor from just a girl,apart from degree i got to Third year and PUSLE : 3rd year..iomites ki bhasama honeymoon
learn so many chapters of life,life is not actually like i thought year..Year well spent without even buying davidson n Op ghai..ghar
when i entered here..I wouldnot have travelled n had fun with bata hallidai posting aayo,ramailo garyo class ma hall garyo n ghar
my frens if i was not a part of IOM.In short Its my best part of gayo..full masti n most memorable of all was Pulse..1st time mero
my life, being here.. international trip..Train ma seat share garda,dumbsaraj khelda,delhi
Earthquake experience :That was most horrible event of ghumeko,world of wonders,icestaking,manali trip,tajmahal n cant
life,its like a nightmare.That devastating earthquake actually forget awesome goa..1st tym sea dekhera masta pani ma kheleko
shaked my mind n heart..Luckily survived n thanks to god.. n sajha ta negro jasto kalo bhako..omg pic of goa..yeti kalo but had
fun..mumbai ko water kingdom rain dance..Its d trip which will remain
Memories - first week : OOO..It was like living in a dream.. immortal in my heart..My suggestion to every junior,dont miss pulse
Dream which i had for a year struggling to be a part of iom otherwise you will regret..
during mbbs preperation..New college, new friends..Interaction
was fun although scared a little..Aids day celebration,Wearing Fourth year and field : Back to study n hostel.Kt Haru sanga
an apron and we girls had a blast in afla’s birthday.. ghumiyo ramailo gariyo..Ali mature bhaiyo..Then d field..Ajha naya
sathi chiniyo,masta le ghumiyo moj gariyo..naya naya thau gaiyo..
First year and field : 1st year went in a blink..made new Palpa, ranimahal n cant forget Muktinath ko trip.It was awesome..1st
friends,welcome ko lagi dance practise,ramailo picnic,and then time snow dekhiyo,manali ma dekhna napayera kamti ris uthyathena..
came 1st assessment..Paniced a lot coz had not studied till trekking wid friends was babbal..
then..Learning about bones n muscles n Nervous system..Field
was awesome..scared at first because except for jenny had not Junior internship : Omg hectic..rounds ma billa haneko sunyo,chup
talked with others..But all of them were friendly..esp Shailesh.. chap lagera hostel aayo n din rath library ko bas..padhe ni kei yaad
Had lot of fun..Bus ko chatt ko yatra,tripal odera lukeko n nahune..Din ganera baseko kaile exam over huncha bhanera..
mesmerising jiri..o god wonna miss it.We had lot of fun in our 45 days long finals : It was the time i regretted for d first time
field..Remembering 1st year how can i forget CM ko classes. for joining MBBS..Totally stressed out..Wanted to run away..it was
Halla garne n guff garne class..Class pachi lama dai ko cafe a torture..last tira ta padhnai chodeko..direct viva dina gako without
ko coffee n waiwai..last but not d least..1st year ko final exam.. even opening books during anesthesia n psychiatry..Din count gardai
it was all screwed up..dont know how i managed to pass n then baseko..I can never forget my medicine ko viva..Yesto stress,no
only got inspired to study.. proper sleep,stress induced gastritis,no apetite n teacher ko ka ka ko
questions n gali Thank god it ended
Second year : All seniors scared us saying its basic
I would decide to sit for that entrance exam, I met and grew closer very late, has the
Going personal again. heart of an angel. Ramit, my roommate
Earthquake experience and one of my favorite friends, has a
Describing me before I entered IOM wonderful sense
Quiet, studious, nervous about future, I was terrified. I was at an open space,
and it was still horrible. More painful were o f
travel loving, very few friends
the days that followed. Hospital ko body
IOM experience counts, broken limbs, dying people
A roller coaster ride - very exciting, and crying relatives. And
sometimes scary, sometimes overwhelming never ending series
esp. in the face of exams (especially the of aftershocks.
great 45 days long finals). But when I M o r e
think of my days at IOM and the ways IOM
morphed me into what I am now, I am very
happy I took this path. It has been long
and sometimes tough path. Nevertheless,
it has been a journey worth remembering
for a lifetime. I enjoyed the bond between
the batch-mates and between my seniors
and juniors. I found some of the friendliest,
funny, witty and most of all ever helpful and
ever welcoming people in IOM. Behind the
sense of competition was a realization that
we have together spent the prime of our
youth and we have shared some of the best
times of our lives. I developed friendships,
some of which will last (I hope) till we grow
old.Isn’t it a thrilling experience to be in
the midst of some of the best minds of the
country and grow and learn from them?
For me, it was an amazing experience.
With them, I went places, experienced my humor, is always calm
first snow, laughed aloud and poked fun and ready to help. I feel lucky to have
at each other. From a nervous first year disturbing known her. A3 and A7 boys are very very
medical student to a confident doctor, IOM is scientists nice people, for whom I have lots of love
has not only given me an exciting career, predicting another and respect. I developed special friendship
but also a motivation, confidence and earthquake. with Sagar, my non-stop posting partner
necessary skills to take new challenges, (cool, helpful and very smart person),
dream the undreamt dreams and dare to Rubina (very Intelligent, clear speaking,
make them true. IOM also made me realize Friends and future helpful, cute), Sajina, Sagar Pokhrel and
that the love and support of some people About friends Shailesh.
is all that’s truly important is life. Without Most of them are extremely nice people- Things I want to change in IOM
them, I wouldn’t have achieved what I have very intelligent and yet helpful, funny and Dirty and sometimes ugly struggles for
achieved and also, these achievements friendly. Some of them are the best people posts. Hospital canteen. Emergency
would have no meaning. There were some I have ever met and it will be hard to find Department mismanagement. Basic
bad incidents and few moments I would anyone like them. Haudes are like my science computers. Professors needing a
rather try to forget. All in all, my experience brothers and we had some thrilling times reminder from CR about their classes.
at IOM was very good.If I had a choice to go together. These are guys I hope to go fishing Things I don’t want to change in IOM
back in time and a chance to decide again, with when I am 80. Neelam didi, someone Competitive environment. Unlimited
tall mountains and hills of Nepal, powerful bonds with people who
Going personal never in my life had I imagined, that have helped shape me . As a result,
Describing me before I entered I would come across such a huge I will never forget the shining beacon
IOM mountain of information t o of enlightenment that is IOM.
process. Getting Earthquake experience
?sojho, optimist, a deceptively calm
across it, will always Never have I dreaded a Saturday
persona
be a cherished in my life, as I did the Saturday that
IOM experience moment in my shook Nepal. I was near Tundikhel,
IOM was a dream come true when life All in all,
on foot, planning on meeting a
it happened. A lot of bitter sweet IOM really was a
friend. I was lucky to have the
experiences but the lingering place that gave
open sky over my head at the
sweetness is undeniably worthwhile. more than I had
time. Some people nearby were
First year field was a nice expected to gain.
not so lucky when the concrete
opportunity for bonding with friends I met a lot of
gate of tundikhel came crashing
as well as with nature. Learning to fantastic people down. I was facing the
communicate better with people, during my time here. I
other way and hadn’t
and an increased level of self feel like I have grown
even realized what
esteem from having accomplished a lot as a person
had transpired.
those micro health projects were after being a part
By the time I
gratifying experiences. I loved those of the IOM family.
had realized, a
late night trips to block D from the I have come to
quick thinking
library under the starry sky although appreciate the
individual had
it only lasted for the uniqueness already rescued
first year. t h a t one of the injured
The frustrations of people people and sent
dealing with those him towards the
seemingly endless nearby hospital.
exams each year It was (hopefully)
were overshadowed a once in a
ultimately by the fun lifetime experience
times I had at this and a gripping
wonderful place. demonstration
Fourth year field was a of our mortality.
much more serious responsibility possess I learned what I
mixed with a lot of fun and mind and the beautiful might have to face
broadening experiences shared h a r m o n y once I realized
with people I had already made created by my dream of
strong bonds with. Final year was their blending. becoming a
terrifying from the start. Even I have forged doctor and the
having gotten used to looking at the
one with good friends pku,bimali,dear manali and hiring snow clothes!! hehe
Going personal dinesh and all of the guys and roji. khaasa goa ma dadhera kaaaaaaloooo bhako..
ghumna jaada hari sanga jhagada hehe... and denied permission to temple due to
Describing me before I entered IOM thakaai maaarne chautara.. and a small “inappropriate outfit” mumbai ko water
talkative, extrovert, carefree, gullible, secret: saathile ukaalo ma haat ma bokera kingdom sarararara still miss that very
moofat lageko majja ako thyo ekchhin bhayeni much delhi ko akshardhaam and best part
Earthquake experience Second year metro... ice skating experience milu lai
This is something i guess all of us will all i remember is assesments library paalika bazaar ma pen drive ma thugera
remember in our lifetime. I had my ER revisions books library exams exams plastic ko khol matra pako!! overall
postings and thats why i didnt have holiday exams.. first year dekhiko padhna baaki!! wonderful... :)
though saturday. I was just about to insert bhagwaan bharosaa ma second year Fourth year and field
iv canula to one old lady and i had only Third year and PUSLE fourth year is basically about field with
removed it from the plastic when suddenly adorable friend circle. trip to muktinath
lights went out and split second later it third year honeymoon year(without honey!!)
colg aune jaane mai bityo.. padhaai snow dekhya fst time on trip to poonhill..
started shaking.. I didnt know what to do. jeevan sanga j kura ma ni jhagada parne !!
With the canula just abt to touch the lady’s bhaneko k ho birsiyo!! last ma xm ko bela ta
cm ni padhna gaaro bhaera haha.. PULSE: haha tara grew on friendship too.. mastiful
dorsum of hand i withdrew my hands and 2 months..
ran.. As i reached the gate of ER i turned awesome trip with wonderful people. being
lied about Junior internship
back as i realised there were patients who
obviously could not run.. But I was being snow in library library library... tanaaaaaab yaar
dragged by people flodding out and i ran fr kehi yaad chhaina padheko.. tyasle ta sab
my life. After few hours we started getting bhyayechha.. dineshbta saturday pani lib
victims of EQ and we started to do what we mai thyo.. hahaha and eagerly waiting
could for them for the next one month or so. for friday to go home. frustrated by the
exams when they started and by the end
Memories - first week all i wanted was to get it over with!!
Orientation: Since me and ruby were from
same hugh school, it was easier as we were About IOM
not alone, but it was my greatest pleasure
to know this wonderful girl jeny on that very About friends
day amd we clicked instantly. Remaining jeny: topper ko k kura kati genius ho.. my
orientation:”cream of the creams” haha dearest friend my lady love. i dont what
and hamro pyaro Upreti sirko welcome would i do without you pyaari. forgot to
speech. Meeting “afla suhail” “A F L A” say that a bit tubelight.. hehe ruby: SOS
from “Maldives” and not माल्दिभ्स hehe. ma huda mere batchmates but grew in
First year and field friendship here in iom. miss practical
aaune ghaam taapne basic science and straight forward..never looses and
agaadi... generals were supposed to be argument and so dont dare to mess with
easy according to seniors and 20 days her.. hehe.. but seriously dearest one and
before exam when i first checked very close. we practically lived together
curriculum and started to study since first year as ru-pas.. afu: my secret
for first time since i entered keeper.. hehe.. lovely, prettttyyyyy,
IOM; well i cried literally and most importantly someone
as i was sure i was who is not at all judgemental
going to fail (thank and will listen to me and can
god i passed.. still empathise.. precious friend
wonder how!!!!) for life :) vish: got to know
field to barhabise her a bit late than others but
was a memorable was worth it. pretttttyyyyyy
and tall. crybaby, tubelight.
If not a doctor
Going personal didn’t have anything planned. But definitely
Describing meI entered IOM non-science!
Same! Just more lean and silent. In a decade
Earthquake experience never thought so far ahead he he. Two
things for sure.. what will remain constant is
unforgettable. Saturday morning ma er ko junior intership posting in yellow zone. Thyaakai change that I’ll never be able to anticipate…
blood draw garna laako, Jhaapa batti gayo. Achanak everything including everyone started and decade on I’ll be laughing at my 10 yrs
swaying. Sabai staff taap bahira. Red zone ka patient ta jhaan foley and urobag sahit younger self for writing all these!!
faarar!!!
Memories - first week Regret and Moments
everything new and exciting. Meeting new friends, multiple interactions (from almost all
existing senior batches hehe), IOM ko hostel and bed politics.. and many more.. I regret doing
First year and field a lot of things. Navanaun hola
last bench ma basera doodling, yawning, talking; welcome party; Kakani picnic (never I regret not doing - nothing specific...
happened after that); Most memoriable- 1st year ko one month long field trip. Every day Crush in IOM
endless walking n talking; baato vanera pahiro chadheko; unexpectedly t-shirt ra trouser None (ahile lekhda kheri chahi!!)
ma Jiri yaatra and many more… Favorite class experience/posting
Second year experience
nothing special except long boring term exam and pre viva terror.. ( anatomy ko eve hehe) Sapkota sir ko CM classes. Kandel sir ko
Third year and PUSLE forensics and all the field postings
clinical postings ko start; GI unit .. ma ‘what day is today’ vanera sodha, OT day vannu My ‘first’ in IOM
ko satta Tuesday vane pachi sir fire vayera OT bahira kaan samatera ubina vaneko Orientation class before Yellow building-
punishment ( didn’t meterialize although!) PULSE tour ma Delhi ko sayar; Goa ko fun; exam room agaadi ko vetghat and intro.
Aagra ko pidadaai raat and farkida ko two days..
Embarrassing moment
Fourth year and field a lot.. none of them funny enough to share
endless partying; ghari east ghari west; Butwal ko traffic chowk.. hehe
Junior internship
earthquake and after that ‘time flies by’.. Rapid fire - Favourites
45 days long finals
Movie - Waking Life
cocktail of anxiety and depression . vo ahile nasamjhiun natra PTSD hola..
Tv series - Breaking Bad; Rick and Morty
Friends and future Personality - David Foster Wallace
Book - Infinite Jest
About friends Quote
wouldn’t have survived these 6 unsettling yrs without such wonderful friends. Amazing
‘That everybody is identical in their secret
experience to know, to work with and party with. Shouting at top of voice over silly little
unspoken belief that way deep down they
topics till late night will always be a memory to cherish! But always missed hostel life…
are different from everyone else.’
regrets :( :(
Things I want to change in IOM Resturant - pyaaro LALTIN
politics; acedemics…bla bla bla Place in IOM - rooftop
Things I don’t want to change in IOM Football Team - Manchester Utd.
Liberal arts like classroom environment, where you can be in the last row and do anything Your dream vacation/travel
but listen ( joking hehe); Parties ( are scarce nowadays); annual exams and almost nothing destination - Greece
in between. All the cool and good stuffs!!
Internship diaries
Always late Helpinh hand
Most hectic rotation so far - Medicine
Memorable duty - birthday ko din ko
Akhil Sandesh
How I describe my workstyle
THE GREAT PROCRASTINATOR
ER moment - sleepless night duties..
Best party so far - Post final exam
My reaction when I get call from Sleepy Rebel
resident
depends on who’s calling; but all in all ‘Uuf Mankaji Ramit and sajina
not again!!’
Describe internship in IOM
Cool! Loads of D and Ds. interesting night
duties and duty pachi ko midnight stroll
along empty lanes of Lazimpat to reach
home...
Tomorrow’s teacher Most charismatic
At the end Dinesh Sachit Koirala
Describing myself at the end of my
IOM journey
Same old me + new experiences+ bit more
responsibility+added uncertainty + 6 yrs Mute
What I want in a lifetime?
haven’t thought of it yet !!
Ranjit
About IOM
About friends
Ye dosti him nahi todenge....
Things I want to change in IOM
Jo bhi ho tum udus ki kasam lajabab ho....
Things I don’t want to change in IOM
Rehna tu hai jaisa tu
If not a doctor - Goro goro driver
Discussions with Sajan made exams lot Felt so long , tick of the clock was very
Going personal much easier. much long for me---
Third year and PUSLE
Describing me before I entered IOM
Hawa
Year of series and memorable trekkings. Friend and Future
I specially remember the moment on the
Earthquake experience way to khaptad , after walking 11 hrs I was About friends
Enjoyed the swing of an earthquake until so much tired that roar of a boar couldn’t Amazed with coolness many friends
I knew it was associated with so much of generate any sympathetic response in develop so much acutely.
lives. I remember the family of refugees me . After seeing Rara realized that how
beautiful is nature when untouched. Things I want to change in IOM
, I guess from middle east , they came
searching for a safe place in space infront Fourth year and field Academic responsibility in professors.
of our hostel. I cant express my feelings More trekkings than series. The most Things I don’t want to change in IOM
exactly in words but I experienced strange memorable moment on the way to Freedom
feeling running through my skin evoked by panchpokhari was night stay in an empty
emotions hanging in the lines of their faces.
If not a doctor - Pilot.
hut, amazing, I was the only one who fell
Memories - first week asleep in that hut and omg the feeling of In a decade - Time for bucket list starts.
leech in my back in the morning. Realized
I only remember enjoying the warmth of the
sun infront of basic science while waiting for
that the difficult moments become sweet Regrets and Moments
memories in trekking, on the way to
classes . mugompa climbed the mountain almost 1 I regret doing - Blank
First year and field hour and it was the wrong way. Hats off
Graph of study curve went down slowly with to the wind of mustang for sculpting such I regret not doing - Again Blank
time . amazing landscapes.
Hawa
Still remember the flavor of local raksi in Junior internship
Crush in IOM - Blank
phulpingdada. I don’t remember reading so much in junior
Free fall experience from bunjee jump internship but the line ‘ I should start reading Favorite class experience/posting
confused me about the concept of time.
now’ use to haunt my mind very much. experience - Orthopedics
45 days long finals Light bulb moment - When I saw her
Second year
to go to duty.
My ‘first’ in IOM - Trekking,Bunjy Achievement of your happiness is the How do I describe my workstyle
only moral purpose of your life , and that
Embarrassing moment happiness , not pain or mindless self I must be feel free while working
When I couldn’t remember the name of indulgence , is the proof of your moral ER moment
phototherapy machine in peds viva. integrity , since it is the proof and the result Pituatory tumour
of your loyalty to the achievement of your
Best party so far
Rapid fire - Favourites values.
In Shangrila with Tribhuvan and sagar
Place in IOM - My bed
Movie gyawali
Football Team - Chelsea
Something the lord has made , Usual My reaction when I get call from
Your dream vacation/travel resident - F off
suspects ,Scent of women , I may have
forgot much better ones(very difficult destination - Niagra fall
Describe internship in IOM - Chill
question for me)
Tv series
Internship diaries At the end
Planet Earth season 2 ,True detective Most hectic rotation so far
, peaky blinders , Game of thrones , Describing myself at the end of my
GI surgery
Breaking Bad ,Narcos. IOM journey - Still hawa
Memorable duty Message to juniors - Stay chill
Personality - Ayn rand
Went to yellow pagoda and became jhyap
Book - Fountainhead during medicine nite duty and was unable What I want in a lifetime? - Always
stay high with nature.
Quote
At the end
Describing myself at the end of my IOM journey - Mature
Message to juniors
Time flies very fast ,study hard,party a lot,make good memories
and never regret of anything I DO CARE
What I want in a lifetime?
Happy simple life Surendra Khanal
MBBS 33rd batch
I look at the blue moon
And see stars dispersed
around fairly
Like the fairness of charm
around your face
And I do care
visits, that too with our supervisors for the good in mathematics
Going personal last time. My catchphrase
Describing me before I entered IOM Fourth year and field K cha hero? To all my juniors and even
Garrulous I remember only playing cards and trip to batch mates :D
Goa with my SM Crush in IOM
IOM Experience
Junior internship Candycrush
Mixed feeling... Had some fine days and
dark nights. But all in all, cherishable Now, I realised that I was in medical school. Favorite class experience/posting
memories created. Thanks to everyone Started to read but couldn’t continue. :( experience
from friends to teachers to staffs of IOM/ 45 days long finals Padne manche vae po
TUTH. It was like cricket series ASHES. and I Light bulb moment : Mentos
1st yr: naam niskera makkha 2nd yr: basic was that untiring batsman hitting double
My ‘first’ in IOM
science padne bela ta ehi ho, tara khai centuries in the end. :D
padya 3rd yr: basic science napadera k vo Played different roles like lover, teacher
ra, clinical ho chaine, aba ta padna parcha Friend and Future and care provider.
4th yr: jati pade ni ustai raicha, pass huna Embarrassing moment
dhau dhau Final yr: oho, kaile sakincha About friends
When I couldn’t save life of a lady infront of
exam Intern: Naam matra ko daktar, Some really good, some really genius, me in the ER
dhanga sanga tei ho … :O some really beautiful and some really
Earthquake experience smart. But some, really pretending for Rapid fire - Favourites
everything mentioned above. :D
Viralo jagga ma tent lagaera sutyo.. sutda Movie
ta mathi nai sutya ho, bihana uthda vir ko Things I want to change in IOM
Hostel building, Exposure for interns in Chakka Panja, Bahubali
mukh ma …
Memories - first week management of patients rather than doing Tv series
dressings, blood draws and discharges Prison Break, Breaking Bad, Spartacus
I used to think of ways to skip interaction
session with seniors Things I don’t want to change in IOM Personality
First year and field Cheap hostel and canteen rates but with Dr. Bhoj Raj Luitel
improved quality :p
To lead a team of stubborn people was the Book
difficult task . And yes, thanks to चौतारी If not a doctor
FIRST AID, Kaplan
Politician, Comedian, Lawyer, IDK what
That critical moment when the only smoke Quote
free zone was passage/bathroom in field In a decade
Navani sukha diena, tara ma ni batho chu
postings Lawfully wedded husband to Mrs AR and :P
Second year a father to at least three kids if everything
Resturant
Didn’t think that I’d pass, but somehow I goes right :) Son: Prithak Daughters:
Prinska, Nibedhita Moon light
did. Thanks to BSR.
Place in IOM
Third year and PUSLE
Dietary dept ko pachadi (neglected and
Pulse wasn’t pulsatile enough for me. quiet place)
I regret doing
There was a radio radial delay which I Regret and Moments Football Team
experienced on my fourth year field(thanks Sending SMS to Honey/Pukar instead of
to Aagya for giving me the reason to visit scolding her/him on phone. Manchester United
india). I regret not doing Your dream vacation/travel
Family health exercise was exciting though destination
Division and Multiplication despite being
when we went for the first time to family Anywhere with good company
Internship diaries
Most hectic rotation so far
May contradict others, buy yeah, it’s
Medicine(last couple of days)
Memorable duty
emergency duties where we literally save
lives
How I describe my workstyle
Sincere in duty, but napare samma nagarne
:)
ER moment
Chaotic and tiresome duty but satisfaction
guaranteed
Best party so far
The day our final exams were over
My reaction when I get call from
resident
Ufffff… aba k kaam launa phone garyo ?!
Describe internship in IOM
Free as bird, but some smart asses trying to
pollute the environment, need not to recall
the names.. hope everyone has one bad
encounter with those nasty residents
At the end
Describing myself at the end of my
IOM journey
Matured, confident, daaktar
Message to juniors
Pada Nani Babu ho :) mero satta pani pada
:D
What I want in a lifetime?
Satisfaction
field.... Hait kyaa ramaila din thye yar...esp dialogue...ramailai bitexa 3rd year Pulse ta
Going personal Fulpingdada ko ward no 3 khojdai Fulpingkot
ko ward no 3 pugda ko frustration...daily
gaiena k bhannu...!
Fourth year and field
Describing me before I entered IOM ukaalo oraalo...but the love and care shown
Bihana bihana exercise hunxa bhandai
introvert, shy by local teachers was awesome....ani euta
basketball khelejasto garne bahek khasai
IOM experience coke khana ni 1 hrs hidera khaadichaur
happening rahena .Posting gayo aayo...
pugnuparne baadhyata... Ani CM report
Dont know how 6.5 yrs passed away.... ENT chai kadai thyo j hos....eye ko.exam
bujhaunu ekdin agadi D block ma local
Its like yesterday when we entered this ma DNS sir ko coolness ..... Ani ta aaihalyo
sukumbasi ko aakraman...ani Bhanu ko
institute but the time spent here equals ni DHSM field....kasari lekhnu Dhorpaatan,
dhoka kholne courage..tespaxi Ram Psd
to the quarter of my life till date..Not just Mukatinath ani ABC ka memories....
Uprety sir ka Hostel ma duijana bouncer
graduation certificate, IOM has given us muktinath bata farkadai garda sir
rakhdinxu wala aaswaasan.... tespaxi exam
lots of experiences...In addition to general supervision ma.aaye vanera daudaadaud
wala.torture ta hudai bho...CM viva ma gaf
experiences Iomites gain, we experienced ani tanab hait...burtibang jaada gaadi
dina chai majai aauni...
a chain of ansan right from first year to final bigrera tyo tanab....MBC to ABC snow fall
year for betterment of health education Second year ma hidnuko majja..Hari ko dai ko bihe.....
of country...!! Experiences with friends, Second year ta yo system tyo system Best moments of MBBS were those 63
at hostel, at hospital, during fields ...just ...assesment aako xa aako xa...BSR jati days
awesome part of my life.. !! Ani.pratek barsa pyaaro kei thena tesbela ta....D block bata Junior internship
GKC sir ko ansan ra hamro solidarity.... B17 sariyo temporary...30 batch ko basic
Library mai bityo ni .... Patrika padhera
proud to be part of change...ani third year science sakieko din 28 batch ko ekjana
kyaa....
ma batch le politics bahiskar garne wala brole sab ko khaat ultaaidera bastola ko
bold decision....cheers !! saato gako chhyan Ani tespaxi B4 Ko 45 days long finals
Earthquake experience baas....B4 Kasto thyo aile kasto vaxa... Pida ka din nasamjhekai.raamro...ma ta kei
sabaibhanda badi IoM ma change vako tei
Unforgetable moment...Chaos everywhere ta hola....kati astabyasta kothama basiyo 1
at TUTH...First night at green zone I.e ENT yr jati.. Ani ta k bhannu basic science exam
building ...suturing and dressing till 4 AM... ko torture aaihaalyo ni....Sushil bhandari
nights under open sky...at OPD passage... ko patho viva ko bihana ko expression
fear with sounds and vibrations... “AAyo ....ani Sandip bhandari, Shailesh niroula
AAyo” “Gayo Gayo” .... haruko anatomy viva agadi raatvar bone
Memories - first week discussion..sandy g timle hami.sutepaxi
“Cream of the Cream” Interactions taken by mobile ko.light ma padya yaad xa??
seniors...those lil scary lil funny memos... Patho ko external ko face ani boli ta kasari
esp honeymoon acting by Shailesh Niroula bhulnu...ani Bharat Jha sir ko viva line
being bride and Sagar pokhrel as groom.... tarika... Ani hamro batch esp the then CR
Political Chatpasals everywhere ....different Pawan Karki ra Raut sir ko pahal ma basic
scenario ..sometimes irritating too science bida was reduced from 6 mnths to
First year and field 60 days...achievement ...!!
Begins with kakani wala picnic...Bichara Third year and PUSLE
HARI ko godafaat wala incident...thar thar Honeymoon year Katibela sakiyo pattai
kaamiyo ni .... D block hostel and its toilet bhaena ...Tulsi sir ko padhaune style
.....midnight walk from library to D block... ..Gopal sir ko ma 10 min matra padauxu
First three months of sunbath and winter wala thego CM ma epidemiology ko
vacation followed by general assesment torture....Family Health Exercise ni halka
...scary one..esp pathology...na ta padhera ramailai kuro ho...tara CKD patient sanga
sakine ...na ta padhya ghusne Library ko ko interaction le jindagi ko perception nai
baas ani assesments, histology, dissection, farak pardiyo....Autopsies...Postings.. .PKS
bones, .... estai hudaa hudai first year sir ko sweeper le ni linxa esto history wala
Going personal
Describing me before I entered IOM - ambitious boy who was not familiar with word ‘impossible’. ahile keto line ma aayesakyo!
IOM experience - best memories best matra hoena worst memories pani hai! worst vaye pani ahile samjhida ramailai hudorahechha.
first yr first day 50+ with name recognize garna khojda hairaan. Jeevan N lai first day mai timro name k re vanera 3/3 times sodheko
yaad chha. jhamakka sanjha parda samma ko interactions. political chat pasal ko customer esp bhanu ko sath. ophthalmo ko canteen
ani kantipur dhawa ko khana. kanti pachhadi ko ukaloma bhanu sanga race. kakani picnic: janna janna vane pani last ma gayiyo, hari
ko hyperness le kaso police ko khor ko baas! sachadeva ko book lekhda ko lafada tyo vanda pani paisa uthauna jadako hairani. prof
uprety ko chandi: first touch ma jo kohi pani fan hunchha. D block room no. 11 dost with similar backgound: government school, Bhanu
ani Dinesh.
anatomy dissection ko enthusiasm: 2nd yr ma totally reversed. CHD ma khasai ghumiyena:regret, khasa terminal ma Dinesh lai chinese
security le “You back” bhandai rokeko, hari ko chautara ko photo, poor photography defended with declaration, tyo ta todna kai lagi thiyo.
report writing ta pawan, ashbin ra sajina group ma vayepachhe k chahiyora, 0 contribution: viva ko bela report padhera compensate
gariyo ki. face aghi nacheka khukuri bhala, dhanna drink garinthena. finally torturous days: board exam room no. 9 ko kathangrine jaado,
lymphadenopathy: dhanna reactive rahechha. second year internal assessment ani Correlation seminar ko k kura garnu. community
medicine missed a lot: ramailo nai haraye jasto. finally board exam written ko fear ta first year ko experience blunt garyo kyara, viva ka
days ta nightmare nai vaye, esp pharma ani patho! roommate haru different viva group ka huda ko ghata:
headphone bata music sundai sutnu parne badhyeta viva ko aghillo din. I can still feel the moment with Talvar singh, pathology viva:
worst one, pharma pani totally unsatisfied! but result: pass, cheers. third year here begins clinical years, balla dr. padhdai chhu vanne
feeling aayathyo. clinician ka theory classes: suru ma ta excitement pachhe uhi ho taal. bedside ma sir ko aghi case present garna napare
hunthyo jasto lagthyo, pachhe matra exposure ko importance thaha paiyo. honeymoon year, padhne ta jhukiyeko bela matra. pulse jane
ki najane vanera last cofusion, finally gayeyana: regret, most missed moments. board exam ko just aghi GI 1 posting, GI surgery padhne
ki com med/forensic padhne confusion. community medicine ko data gokera keta harule torture dinu diye, esp bhanu. fourth year posting
ta kasari sakiyo pattai vayena, yekdamai chhoto. board exam aghi ko panch pokhari yatra ahile pani jhal jhali samjhanchhu: wildest one.
aba life ma yesto adventurous journey hunna hola, raat vari jhari, chuhine gooth, chiso ani thakan: dhanna aago balna sakiyo. ortho ko
written exam ma question chodda tension.
DHSM field, tyo ta trekking jyada field work
kam ho. tsum valley ma first time aakha
aghi snow dekhda ko excitement: 3 days
continuous hidda ko thakan kaha vagyo
kunni. muktinath ko hiun ma chipleti, ranjit
ko ice skating kaha bhullna sakinchha ra.
dhorpatan was a beautiful place, pachi
aafnai foto herda po thaha paye.trip ma
birami paresi yestai ho. kushma ta sabai
kura le best: laocation, suspension bridge,
training hall, lahure dai ko hotel. junior intern
posting memory: overshadowed by arjun
gurung’s torture. board exam ko ta kurai
nagarou: herpes zoster dekhi psychological
counseling ko mood samma. anesthesia
viva day ko jaado ani surgery viva day ko
frustration: unforgettable. exam sakiyeko
din: history mai sabse dherai furniture jale
holan. intern medicine posting ko charm:
CMEs. shangri-la bata suruvayeko end
pani shangri-la batai vayo ki. last CME ko
kura ta malai vanda sagar G, bhanu ani
Third year. WOOHOO!! The best year. The 17 day long trek through
Going personal the rural Nepal. Khaptad was amazing! Even had a scare when a
boar growled at 7 in the evening and we didn’t have any idea where
Describing me I entered IOM the national park office was situated. Trekking through Bajura and
Mugu was difficult but worth it. Dabbazar, Martadi, Dhamkane,
Super- dreamer
Kolti, Badhu. But Rara was just fabulous. No words to describe!!
Earthquake experience But anyway, let be describe!! The blue jem! Ok, I won’t describe
That was the worst experience I ever had. I had just reached the anymore. The 2 day trek to Jumla was hard but the negotiation to
hostel room, A16 back then, when the ground started shaking. get a plane ticket was even harder. And when you finally get a ticket
I had had a few earthquake experiences till then and assumed paying double the amount, weather plays its trick! You have your
this one was also gonna go like the previous ones but nope!! luggage checked and stamped inside the airport but then get the info
Then comes Bhanu into the room and he didn’t have any idea that the plane has diverted back to Nepalgunj from Humla because
till then that the earth had gone all wild. How on earth was it couldn’t land due to wind!! Go to hell, plane!! We’ll go by bus. Bus
that possible? And seriously, mother earth had gone all wild. was even more of a hell though!
It was a state of total drunkenness but before you just become Fourth year and field
black-out. Bro, you seriously need to check your vibration and
“The year of Trekking”. ABC was a hit. I thought I could climb Himchuli
proprioception sensations, I thought. But once he saw my face,
and Annapurna South. They were so close to the base camp!!
he knew and boy, he could run. Bolt only has to race him during
Panchpokhari was nice but the weather was not as good. Missed a
earthquake episode and he’d get his competitor. Now, my turn!!
lot of sceneries in the way due to dense fog. But the five pokharies
But it was so difficult running when the wave physics was in a full
were beautiful. For the first time during a trek, we had to stay in the
swing. I tumbled down just four or five times before I reached the
wild. Thank god!! There was a small shed which was not dismantled.
sanctuary of the space between A and B block. I didn’t even know
Tsum valley!! So much snow!! But equally beautiful landscape. The
i had fractured my right proximal phalange of fifth toe. Adrenaline,
trip to Mu-Gompa was awesome. But my favourite part is Mustang.
you beauty!! But the next few days were even worse. Getting out
Going through those sandy terrains and epic landscapes, it was such
of Kathmandu for Pokhara was a huge relief!!
a long wait to finally enter into the forbidden kingdom. The walk from
Memories - first week Samar to Syanmochen was so so tough. Not a single living soul and
Really, don’t remember much of the first week other than the just snow. Lo-manthang and Chosar cave were pieces of cake. The
ragging from the senior batches. And of course, the speech by Buddhism feel was so overwhelming. Dhorpatan and Poon Hill were
Upreti Sir! Totally inspired, haha!! icing on the cake.
First year and field Junior internship
A lot of study and a lot of football. Watched so much of EPL but A lot of studies and no trekking and no football. On top of that,
damn!! chelsea could not win the title. The first ever assessment Chelsea were playing the worst ever. There’s nothing to remember
at IOM was not good, nope!! But studying Neuro was the best part. than getting up at 8, go to library, go to Yadav Dai’s for meal at 12,
D block was so good. And of course, the field! Phulpingdanda go back to library, study till 5, go to mess hall, eat khaja, go back
was an awesome place. Walking in those villages, playing football to library, study till 8, again go to Yadav Dai’s for meal, go back to
with the local children, visiting Jiri, staying for a whole month with library, study till 12, go to hostel, sleep. The next day, wake up at 8,
some of the best guys. Staying at the FCHV’s home was just the go to library and yeah, you know it!! Sometimes, I think god made
worst idea ever!! Even if for a single night. our junior internship a lot interesting by sending waves after waves
Second year of quakes.
More study and more football. The most stand-out part of second 45 days long finals
year was without doubt, the basic sciences finals. Still remember The finals!! Took so long to start and took so long to finish. Difficult
staying in B4 and studying for the finals. Seriously, B4?? The to sleep. Difficult to study. Papers were difficult. Viva was even more
Anatomy viva, when Sandip stayed awake the whole night and of a torture. Medicine was the worst one. You get a long case of a 76
didn’t let us sleep. Or, more accurately, didn’t let us try to sleep! year old female, stroke, chest infection, aphasia and on top of that, a
And the Pathology viva. The only time I have stayed awake the frustrating examiner!! God, I thought that was it. But, anyway, made
whole night. Yet, just completed the 2nd year portion. Frustrating!! it!! The last day was a huge relief!!
The day the exam was over, that was quite a relief!!
Third year and PUSLE
Internship diaries
Most hectic rotation so far
Neurosurgery. Had to stay till 5 in the
evening even with two interns.
Memorable duty
Medicine night duties. Watching John
Oliver and comedy Nepali songs in Annex
II. Mathematics jokes. Talk and talk and talk
and talk. Funny and serious!! But yet, no
work in a night duty!!!!
How I describe my workstyle
I-can’t-take-my-mind-off-it-till-it’s-done
ER moment
Cerebellar stroke. That was something!!
Best party so far
Pre-Dashain party on the roof of B block
and the party at Shivapuri.
My reaction when I get call from
resident
What’s wrong with this guy?
Describe internship in IOM
Chill out.
At the end
Describing myself at the end of my
IOM journey
decade Still super-dreamer.
Mass Gen!! May take 20 but worth it. Rapid fire - Favourites Message to juniors
Movie Do not fool yourself because you are the
Regret and Moments Into the wild A Beautiful Mind Shawshank easiest person to fool.
I regret doing Redemption Particle fever What I want in a lifetime?
Just reading and reading. I should have Tv series The visual evidence of my dream in reality.
Prajwal Ghimire
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This is my sincerest effort among all for the first time appearing in his final exams. He who went through those
since I am blogging as myself. No pseudo names, no torn notes again and again in hopes that they would be
fake email ids. This is a brave effort to put myself out useful in exams. For whom the whole world was exams,
there. And believe me; it took years for me to come to books and nothing else. Still, maybe, I am that guy who
this point. This is a real attempt on my part to proudly will be doing his night shifts in coming months. For whom
say that the things you shall come across in the blogs his patient’s life will matter more than his own. Will that
to follow are mine. They are mine and I completely be me and ABOUT ME?
own them. No more writing feelings and experiences
Or is he the guy who just roamed carelessly around half
into the open web in a closed way. Irony isn’t it?
the country alone and at times with friends? He who
In this page I am supposed to write about me. Yet, I enjoyed both lone travel and traveling in group. He, for
am blogging to know more ABOUT ME. But the first whom the greatest pleasure was travel. Is he me now?
thing I have to write is about me. Irony isn’t it?
Still, am I that child who loved cartoons and Anime, yet
What can I say? I grow and shrink everyday. I learn who now finds it tiresome to watch the same with his
about myself everyday and as I do so I love and niece? So what are my real interests? Travel? Reading?
hate myself EVERYDAY. About me. Me. Me who? The Watching cartoons? Hanging out with friends? Medicine?
person who is writing these lines all alone in his room Movies? At times gossiping? Culinary? Sometimes art?
at midnight listening to random music on YouTube. If he Listening to music? For I am interested in all. Maybe
is me as he is – he is a quite private person who likes tomorrow I will grow out of it. Perhaps into it? Then who
to spend time with himself. He likes to think and talk will I be? And then what will be ABOUT ME?
to himself. He enjoys solitude. He likes to read alone,
After asking myself so many questions when I think about
learn things alone. He is an avid reader on any subject
ABOUT ME, I wonder? Am I even qualified enough to
matter. He follows football or soccer depending on the
write ABOUT ME? Then a thought echoes from depth, if
part of globe YOU are. There are so many things that
not me who else? Irony.
he does inside this room of his which you may come to
know as the blog expands. [Something I wrote after I was unable to fill the ‘about
me’ section of my Instagram account]
However, about two hours ago he was online so that
THAT one person would eventually come and talk
to him. But when random acquaintances messaged
except for that person he came back out into this small
world of his. Maybe he wants to share this world with
someone. Is he sure about it? Of course not, but he
wants to give it a try. If it fails, he always will always
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this big wide world. Again irony.
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values friendship as much as he values family. Who
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short excursion; for the experience he had yesterday
may as well never come again in his life. Yet he doubts
the existence of god. He seldom remembers gods and s]lx vf]H5f} ltdL eg], d':sfg rfFxL la;fpF5' d
even when he does, there is an air of cynicism to it.
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Or perhaps he is that guy from few months back who
came back everyday from his medical school after
The chair was cold as stone and my feet were shivering, may throughout the week. And what brought you here?”
be of cold, or fear I couldn’t ascertain. My phone was dying. “Oh, it’s my friend’s wedding. She insisted and I couldn’t
The homescreen showed a cloudy day, still sun was dropping resist. You know I love to attend weddings. Poor me, you
some warmth. The warmth at the mid-winter, everyone would didn’t invite me to yours.” She laughed.
adore. Passersby were busy taking photographs of the old I pretended as well. “I would have but I didn’t have your
palaces around. Their eyes could just see the beauty shining address.” I winked, “I am just kidding. I haven’t married yet.”
in the warmth, but I was staring at the cracks and the walls “Oh my god, I was expecting you with your wife and two
ready to fall apart, as the time has gifted. The dark cracks kids.” She laughed again.
where warmth couldn’t reach. Like those in my heart, but were
“I thought you called me to introduce your fiancé.” I added
unseen forever.
and we both laughed.
A gentlemen appeared by my side, “Sir, your order please?”
“So, why not yet?”
“I apologize, but can you please come a moment later? I
am waiting for someone.” I tried to smile. “Sure!” was what I “Sorry?”
heard with a smile in return. “Still not married?” And her smile vanished suddenly. And
Yeah, I was waiting for someone. That someone called me this I realized it was too early to ask this because we had just
morning even before the stars had disappeared from the sky. started our conversation.
I couldn’t find the switch, so I grabbed the phone in darkness. “Have you ordered anything? I am really hungry.” She
Doesn’t matter, because I couldn’t open my eyes. “Hey, started looking at the menu. I thought she was trying to avoid
remember this voice?” she questioned as soon as I answered my question.
the call. I froze for a while and the words slipped off my “French fries?” I smiled.
throat. “Aww…yes…” This time I managed to open my eyes. “Yeah you got me, still my favourite.”
I hadn’t deleted her number till then, displayed “Cherub”. I ordered the same for her and coffee for both. “Answer
It had been more than five years that I hadn’t seen her. But I me first” she turned the question towards me. “God sent
could still remember the first day I saw her. The very first day, someone for me years ago. But I couldn’t recognize her. Now
she looked so beautiful that I couldn’t get my eyes off her. I am waiting for god to send me another one.” I realized I
Anyone would fall for her. But I was addicted. The memories shouldn’t have said so.
of the day we first talked, we first went outside and more “I know you are good in literature, you needn’t prove it and I
days that brought us together, everything flashed in front of know you don’t believe in God.” She laughed. “And it sounds
my eyes one after another. like you are still a poet.” She turned it into joke.
“I just arrived last night. I will be in town for a couple of days. “And you?” I interrupted before she could crack some more
Can I see you today, in the evening? Around 5 pm? Only if jokes.
you are free.” I gathered all my courage to say “No!” but “God sent me to a guy to be his better half but he couldn’t
again “Aww…OK…” slipped off my mouth. realize...” she smiled and tried to make me smile once again.
I took a leave. I knew I couldn’t work that day because she But I saw fear in her smile. I hypothesized in my mind that
would be haunting my cerebrum every second. I sat in my she was afraid she would fall for me again. And I was afraid
apartment the whole day and once again voyaged across all too.
those memories that we had shared. And at the end of the We changed the topic. We talked about our boring hospitals,
day, my eyes were in tears. “I promise I will never bother you boring jobs and rare holidays and trips precious more than
again coming in front of you. I swear I love you more than diamonds in those holidays. Time passed like a flash of light
ever. I am doing this for us.” These were the last words she when she was with me. She looked the same as when she
told me. And she left the town that evening forever. was mine years ago. Her beauty hadn’t diminished even a
It was 5:30. She was late again. Despite all the noises, I could little. Her smile was as breathtaking as it used to be. Her
hear the ticking of my watch. She hadn’t changed at all in eyes were as charming as when I confessed my love in front
those five years. She used to make me wait and today as of her for the first time. Her voice was the best thing my ear
well I was waiting. Every minute I would turn my wrist, but the could listen.
dials in my watch were far slower than my heartbeat. “Hey I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. Then I peered
dear!” the voice went through my soul. She appeared like an inside me. It was darker too. Some lights were trying to scare
Angel out of nowhere. “Sorry, I am late. You know the traffic.” away that darkness. “I think we should leave now. I am really
Her hands were holding her ears with a gesture of apology. happy to see you.” But her voice didn’t sound like she was
Like she used to do years ago. “You haven’t changed.” I said happy to leave. “Yeah, it’s late.” I paid the bill.
trying hard to smile. “So, when will I see you next?”
She sat in front of me. She was just a few inches away but I “No idea! May be never again.” Her voice turned deep this
knew she had gone far away from me. She asked, “So, how time. She turned her face away but I could see that her eyes
are you?” turned red and was drenched in tears. I pretended I was
“I am fine. What about you?” unaware. She called a taxi. “Goodbye dear. Stay happy
“Me too. How’s life going?” always...” and the door slammed. I stool still by the road till
“Nothing special, I work in a hospital nearby. Same routine my eyes could see her driving away… Poor and helpless…
My First Love
The Anonymous
As much hyped as the headline may be, it’s just color. We had drinks. It was the best party because I
an ordinary story of an ordinary guy falling in love was there with her. I realized she meant a lot to me.
with an extra-ordinary girl. Don’t expect much. It’s just Then, bam!! Just like that, the next day, she was gone
a confession, true to heart. You might be wondering for like a month. I couldn’t comprehend not seeing her.
either to read further or turn over the page. I won’t It was a very bad feeling. I would just think of her and
mind. Seriously!! I am not much of a writer. Actually, try to understand what was going on. Is it just a crush?
this might be my first. Or is it more than that? Being it was my first time I was
I was just a normal guy with not so much of imbal- not sure what I was feeling, let alone telling her. There
ance in my life. Just moving on. Passing my days. No were times when I would start thinking of her and just
girlfriend as one would expect. Hell, with that!! Now- be lost for hours. Yeah, such things happen in life for
adays kids fall in love, or they say they do. Anyways real… Trust me!! Romantic songs and movies started
I was happy, constrained in my own loop of life. No making sense. I was worried I won’t see her again.
complaints. Basically, I was different. Nah!! I am not Then again, that one day I got her message saying
going to bore you, not with that guy. that she was back in town. My heart raced. Does this
Ahh… you are still here. Yeah, you. Reading this mean I will see her again? I wondered. Does she like
page. Glad to have you here for so long. You made it me? I couldn’t wait to see her. She invited me for tea,
this far. Maybe you will be with me till the end. which was like our thing. Our special thing. The way
she liked it. Obviously, I said yes. I wondered was this
Wow! That day. How could I forget that day? The a date? Nah, must be a casual hangout with a friend!
day I saw her! She looked perfect. Everything around We went to a quiet, nice place. It was her choice. Had
her was blurred. She was on that dark blue dress. tea but more than that I was happy I could stare her
That was also the day, dark blue became my favorite in the eyes, yet one more time, yet a bit longer. Yes,
color. How could God make someone so beautiful? it lasted hours. We shared what was new in our life.
Seriously, she was way out of my league. Like when Yeah, we had a lot to share. After tea, I asked her if
you know, she was a 9 and I was a 5; a bitter truth. I we should have a few drinks. Yes, I did it, this shy guy.
had that feeling of love at first sight. But I later real- She said it’d be fun. Now it was just the two of us sit-
ized it was just an admiration, just a crush. Love was ting in a corner table of this beautiful place, drinking.
yet to happen. Anyway, I had that urge to talk to her. I still remember every moment from that day. We had
And I said Hi. That was the start of a beautiful friend- talks on personal stuffs. Just being with her was… That
ship, but again love was yet to happen. was the time I knew she was single. I was happy. She
We had that normal chit-chat, kinda like an in- was closer than ever. Seemed like she had missed me
troduction. It felt good. I was already off the ground. that one month. Maybe it was just my assumption, yet I
She seemed happy to see me. I was happy. Everything wanted to believe that. But didn’t have the guts to tell
she said!! It was awesome. The other day, I was wait- her what I felt for her. Maybe it was because I wasn’t
ing for her. Waiting to see her again. And there she ready to accept the fact that I was already in love
was, more beautiful. I knew I liked her. Maybe I had with her or was afraid that she didn’t think of me the
a crush on her. Days went by, we talked and talked. same way I did. It haunted me. That day we left with
Then, one day, I asked her out for tea. And yeah, she plans for next day.
said yes. So, we often went for tea, particularly at the Actually, one month earlier, we had a plan of
same place, same spot. I don’t know, but I particularly going to one particular place for dinner and drinks.
liked the spot. We used to talk for hours and hours. But weren’t able to do so. That plan was ON again.
Basically, she would talk and I would listen to her. I I couldn’t wait for the next day. Maybe I didn’t sleep
loved listening to her coz then I’ll be staring at her that night. I was thinking of that evening. I was trying
beautiful eyes. Wow!! Those eyes. This was going on to figure out the best course of action of not getting
for some time. And I was afraid that if this goes fur- hurt. By that time, I was sure it wasn’t just friendship. It
ther, I’d get hurt. I knew I would. But how could I stop? wasn’t just a crush for me. It was much more. I spent the
Anyways we started meeting more often. We be- whole day preparing for that special evening. What
came good friends. I realized; I liked her so much that should I do? What should I wear? What should I say?
I missed her when she was not around. This one day Blah.. Blah..
she had this party and invited me for a drink. I was I went to the place earlier, waited for her. There
anxious to meet her. There she was, in that beautiful was something about that day, that made it feel spe-
green dress. She was looking perfect. And friends, cial. There she was, beautiful than ever, yet again. It
that was the day green became my second favorite
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Synchronicity
Reechashree Dhungana “The message from the soul”
MBBS 37th Batch
Hey there. Welcome to the inexplicably and discussing them because we didn’t have enough
enthralling world of synchronicity. Before we begin, time to revise everything. Even more surprisingly, out
I with utmost sincerity request you, if you have not of myriads of practice questions, those that we went
the slightest of faith in any sort of metaphysical or through that day were asked in BPKIHS entrance
transcendental concepts, turn the page. I do not want examination the next day. But, when I missed BPKIHS
to disappoint you. Few things surpass our logic and by a rank, for the next one month, I often questioned,
imagination, yet manifest themselves surprisingly, “All these synchronicities for nothing. How? Why?”
unexpectedly and extra-ordinarily, leaving us But time and again, these words would echo in my
mesmerized and bewildered. Synchronicity is one of head, “The universe is speaking, listen.” So, I decided
them. Synchronicity is welcome to those who seek to to take my missing BPKIHS as a sign that something
understand it. The more you believe, the more do they better was certainly waiting for me. I decided that
unfold. the universe wouldn’t conspire against me after all
these arduous toils, after all this determination and
Have you experienced a co-incidence or a deja aspiration. And when I had my answer after IOM
vu so undeniably striking that it left you awe-struck? results, I concluded that there couldn’t have been a
Have you had a dream which exactly repeated itself better synchronicity, that the universe was speaking
in real or have you accidentally bumped into someone to me all the time.
who changed your life forever? Has a small event or a
conversation had a serious impact in your life? If yes, This isn’t my only experience on synchronicity. I
then here you are, already a part of this synchronistic could go on an on, writing for hours and hours and
reality. Paulo Coelho said, “When you want something, yet, not be done with them. But sadly, they don’t fit
all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve in a single article. Synchronicity strengthened my
it.” Synchronicity deals with those meaningful co- faith that yes, everything happens for a reason.
incidences that are planned by the universe (or the Synchronicity taught me that the universe is speaking
soul or the higher self, call it anything you like) to forge and listening to us all the time. It taught me that what
things in our favor. “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” goes around, comes around. Thoughts are energy,
That’s why our lives take unexpected turns and make they get reflected back to us. Our soul doesn’t
us believe in things that five senses can’t comprehend. point out to us things we don’t believe in. So, telling
Simply, there lies the magic of synchronicity. ourselves confidently things like ’I can do it’ sends a
positive signal that eventually gets reflected back to
Not so long ago, I was travelling to Dharan with us.
my friends, Rosy and Roshni. I was reading out aloud to
them an article on ‘synchronicity’ that I had discovered Therefore, synchronicity is about forging
on the internet. ‘Recall an incident where timing was your own destiny through positivity. The butterfly
everything. Few seconds earlier or later and things effect teaches us that simple events can have great
wouldn’t have been the same’, the lines went. I was consequences. Everything, everyone is connected
reading it out to them when the bus stopped at ‘Selfie like the threads in a tapestry. Synchronicity is about
daada’ and we got off to get some fresh air. There, understanding those fine threads in life, creating
where we were sitting, a wasp appeared. I freaked a better life for ourselves and radiating positive
out and started stepping backwards to escape the energy for others.
wasp. Suddenly, there was a horrid expression on my
friends’ faces and they shouted, “Reecha, what are I know, my article can’t address everything
you doing?”. In a jiffy, I stopped. I turned backwards to about synchronicity, but I hope it was worth a try. If
shockingly find a huge tourist bus stop right there, just you want to learn more, there’s always Wikipedia,
touching the sole of my left foot. Then, I recalled those but I would advise ‘www.thetreeofawakening.com’.
lines, “Timing was everything. Few seconds earlier or I pray you experience more surprises, more
later and things wouldn’t have been the same.” synchronicities. Have a synced life. Cheers! ;)
All three of us were terrified, petrified, stupefied.
We got on to the bus and started selecting random
questions
Coming to think of it, it’s an interesting way of bonding. For • Have you found any changes in medical students
three months, they continuously make your life miserable back then and now?
but after that they stop completely. And from then onwards Back in our days, there was lot more interaction between
seniors come and give you all the help you want. From seniors and juniors. We needed to pamper them with small
making anatomy diagrams to lending notes and books, they gifts, coffee, etc. and in return they used to call us to assist
do it all. In the end, you really get close with people. Ragging in new and interesting cases. There was strict demarcation
in a sense is bad if you can’t take it lightly but you get close between seniors and juniors.
to people as well. Regarding college life, ours was almost similar to yours.
We used to have fun and we also partied a lot. However,
We had similar course like the onewe have here: first two if academics was concerned, it was very strict. I graduated
years of basic science followed by clinical science. From in exactly 5 years not a day late. Not even single academic
third year onwards, we used to put on white coat and carry a day was lost due to protests. My friends studying in Northern
stethoscope and proudly walk the halls. India like Darbanga had to wait 8 years to graduate due to
various disturbances. I was lucky in that sense.
Our professors were very strict. I still remember one of my
physiology professors. On the last day of my final viva, I • What were your plans for future when you were a
knocked on the door and when I entered, I was so nervous medical student?
that I MIGHT have smiled. She looked at me and said, “You I wanted to become a surgeon from the very beginning. No
like smiling? Then come in next year.” That was it, the end of doubt. Surgeon because I have very little interest in small
me. I was barred from taking exam. I was baffled. How can you details. I like to keep things simple. Either operate or don’t, if
do that? I went to Dean’s office. Nothing. I even threatened you operate keep it simple; get in and get out. I like to work
to go to the foreign ministry and return back home. Nothing. in an active environment. Do tracheostomy. Open the chest
Professors were so powerful. Luckily an AssociateProfessor and pump heart manually.That is what you want to do when
was friendly to me and he assured me that he will take care you are young right. Save lives?With surgery you can also
of it. After a week he called me in for vivas and finally I was practice medicine.
able to sit for exams. I was one of the lucky ones.
• After graduation did you return back or joined
One of my Malaysian friends was not so lucky. He was residency directly?
talking to fellow female classmates outside the exam hall. I came back in 1987 after completing my MBBS and went to
That Professor saw him and on entering inside said, “You like meet the then director of TUTH with my resume. He asked
talking to girls. Then come in next year.” He was a very good me to join from the same day and I started working as House
student but he was not allowed to sit in exams for THREE office in Department of Surgery. I worked as House officer,
years. senior house officer and assistant lecturer for 4 years and
then went for PhD in Japan.
When I came back though, I had to volunteer for 9 months in innovative ways as we don’t have everything available.
TUTH as I was not offered a job. Since I have been working It’s not only surgeries that are memorable. I used to do
here from the very beginning of my career, I never really ultrasonography, ERCP, we were the only ones to remove
wanted to leave this place. So I kept on working and at the retained stone from CBD by the ‘T’ tube tract, and I even had
end, with much difficulty,I finally got a job here as a lecturer. bronchoscopy session. Everything is memorable I guess!!
• When did you go to Japan for PhD? • How do you come to hospital every day?
In 1991 I used to come to hospital on motorcycle.
Even motorcycle
• Is PhD course in Japan similar to residency in Nepal? See this is very important in life. You have to come from down
No, no. There are basically two types of PhD offered. An up or else you will never become the person you are meant
academic PhD where you go into research and the next is to be. In school days I used to ride cycle then motorcycle and
clinical PhD. If you choose clinical PhD, you directly join the now I own car.
residency program. For that you need to obtain a temporary Which motorcycle did you own sir?
license from Japan Medical Council. Red color Yamaha RX-125. I started riding bikes from my
My professor there was Prof. Mizumoto who was one of the ASCOL days. Back then, I used to borrow my uncle’s bike.
most respected Hepatobiliary surgeon of that time. Once I There was something different about bringing bike to college.
went to Tokyo for a conference with him. Everyone in the You were looked at differently and we used to love it. I even
conference bowed down to him and only two of us were changed to a scooter once.
standing straight. I am lucky to have worked with him.
Very strict life in hospital. Professor in Japan are like king. If • Apart from Surgery you are also involved in Disaster
they get cross, you will not get chance to work anywhere in management and in palliative medicine. Can you tell us
Japan. I worked there for five years, obtained my degree and how you got involved in these diverse field?
then came back. In 2004 there was a disaster course in Godavari and I was
invited as a participant. I was initially hesitant to attend the
• How has the journey been so far in TUTH? course but once I went there, I felt this is something that is
When you enjoy your work, it really doesn’t feel like work. really needed in Nepal. The interest only grew from there on.
That’s very true. Every morning when I wake up, I have never Regarding palliative care, I and three of my friends really
felt ‘Today I have to go to hospital’. I have always enjoyed wanted to do something worthwhile. I was a lecturer back
working here. When I feel ‘Uff!! I have to go to hospital today then. We used to see so many patients from villages
as well’, I will leave. I enjoy everything here; the academic presenting in late stage cancer. I still remember sending back
environment, competition, teaching students everything. a late stage patient with pancreatic cancer as we could do
I have also worked in many places here from ER to ICU nothing. After I came from lunch, the patient was still waiting
and now in DIT. I believe we can truly make this one of the in Bhisma Garden. He had nowhere to go and I had nowhere
premier institute of this region but we have to work together to send him. This is the truth of many Nepalese now as well.
for that. We used to send late stage cancer patient for palliative care
in Japan. We searched the internet regarding palliative care
• Any memorable surgery? and started the palliative care initiative in 2000(nobody had
I am a Hepatobiliarypancreatic Surgeon and we are a referral heard of Palliative care then). We had no pain management
center. So, we are used to doing complicated surgeries specialist; we learned slowly andwe took trainings on pain
like Whipple’s, hepatectomies. Every surgery is different, management. Now that I send patient for palliative care, it
challengingand unique I would say.Most memorable brings a different satisfaction. At least they won’t suffer in
surgeries are the pediatric hepatectomies (which we have their last days!!!
done quite a few), especially in 2, 3 months old babies, the Being involved in different things is part of multi-tasking and
vessels are so small we would have difficulties with our adult I love doing different things. Most important, we should not
equipments. One thing we do a lot during surgeries is we try
I was in a big dilemma about which college to choose were quiet interesting. Similar was the experience of
after being selected to study MBBS. But I was lucky history taking and physical examination for the 1st
enough to get to choose the college I wished for among few days. Adding to our joy in 3rd year was Forensic
the ones available. I had not heard about KIST before. Medicine, where we were taken to IOM for observing
But then again KIST became the obvious choice, as it was and sometimes assisting in autopsies.
the only TU affiliated medical school within Kathmandu Field posting for more than a month after the 4th
valley. I was fortuitous to be with the family for six more year exams were the most heavenly experience, but
years now. the immediate commencement of final year postings
I had never studied in a class with more than 40 students. dragged us from heaven to hell suddenly. Final year
But the classroom I was going to study now, was the was very stressful. Every day was like a year then. All
size of an auditorium, air conditioned, with lectures board exams were stressful as they approached, but the
delivered on PowerPoint and blah, blah… For a few FINAL year was different. It was the time we realised
days there were much more to amaze me. Even a small the need of a hostel in college and the importance of
medical school was too big to me. group studies in medical education. I too joined a group
However, MBBS in private medical school was no of friends and shared a flat near the hospital for a
different than regular school diaries. Attending month and a half before the final exams.
lectures regularly, appearing the weekly assessments, Luckily surviving the final year and joining internship
completing the practical works on time, were all evoking was the most memorable part of five and half years
the school days. The two years in Basic Sciences were span. You could have a sense of being a full fledged
pretty akin to the +2 days. During that period, we had doctor, seeing the patients in OPD, handling the wards
clinical postings once in a week. Following the seniors in under supervision of consultants provided a sense of
morning rounds, wearing DOCTOR’s stethoscope on the huge responsibility on one hand and built our confidence
neck full of pride and smiling at the patient emphatically, on the other. Postings in Neuro Hospital and Cancer
was our zeal for the day. The joy of proclaiming self as Hospital were opportunities to explore more while the
a doctor was amazing then. Health Post postings became like vacations to a large
SPARSHNAM, a medical humanities module, was the extent, also providing us occasions to experience the
other most fascinating part in the 1st year of medical health scenario at community level. As students, we
school. We were divided into groups, and various case always complained of not being exposed enough to
scenarios provided to each group. We were then asked patients and cases, while as an intern doctor on duty,
to act on those, prepare poster presentations, and we grumbled about having hectic schedules.
pen down our views on those scenarios. The medical My MBBS studies almost ended being a day scholar,
humanities module made us feel not as a medical always late to class in the morning and always early to
student, but as aspiring actors on an acting studio. Apart run in the afternoon. On regular days my daily schedule
from fun, the deep messages relayed on those scenarios was no different than the one I had for the last 10-12
sometimes triggered our juvenile medical intellect. A few years. We do not have a hostel in our college. For this,
scenarios being focused on ways of dealing with HIV many a times I was convicted of not experiencing the
+ve patient, importance of using generic names over taste of proper MBBS student.
brand name in prescribing medicines, and counselling Neither did we experience what ragging meant, nor
on family planning. Lectures, practical sessions and did we know about the late night parties in hostel with
assessments summed up our MBBS days, along with the mates. Neither did we realise the importance of studying
Community Medicine field in between, which was the in library till midnight, nor were we roaming around the
best thing experienced being a medical student. hospital at dawn and dusk with loved ones. But what we
One more memory with IBMS days is the flood in KIST. did experience was living the most frustrating and most
Who would imagine a medical school being shut off joyous time of our MBBS life with our family. Parents saw
for few days just for the raised water level in a small their sons being bipolar (depressed and manic almost
spring? We not only imagined but witnessed it. at the same time), a night before the exams. Though it
In the initial days of clinical years, bedside sessions may not be the orthodox way to complete MBBS, the
with the patient on the side discussing the differentials irreplaceable memories at KIST will always envisage
within me.
HE FOR SHE
view from the pass was amazing. We stayed there for
Dr. Utsav Joshi about two hours. There was solitude; there was nature,
MBBS 31st Batch there was she. We talked about life sitting there at
4000 meters, can you believe that? It was freezing and
“So, how did you like it?” dark and we were talking about life. Appreciate the
“It was one of the most exquisite and breathtaking small things in life, she said. But I was too busy feeling
moments of my life when my gaze fell upon it. The water cold. So, I just got up and said, I will appreciate fire first,
was dazzling blue, pure and elegant. You know, Violet, then small things. We laughed so much we could have
you could see the reflection of the sky with clouds, make woken a dead Yeti.”
out birds flying, the sun burning, the mountains beaming. “But we sure woke the damn village up when we went to
The sight was just divine.” Pisang. Remember? Y ou were singing that song so loud
I got caught up in my thoughts. I was rafting over the that I was afraid the villagers were going to let their
lake. Suddenly, I realized Violet had been following me dogs loose. What was that song?”
the entire time. “Hey Jude!!” I groaned.
“Let me tell you about the raft. It was scary. I was rafting “Yeah…” She smiled. “And it was your birthday that
over the lake when we ran into a tough wind…” day. It was nice celebrating your birthday in a 19th
Violet interrupted, “We?” century hut. But those drunk morons were just hitting on
“I had a friend. I’ll tell you about her later. She was me throughout the evening. I was like, hello people, it’s
afraid of water and that’s why was keeping herself so his birthday. Do him the honors.”
still on the raft. I just wanted to frighten her and kept It was my turn to be flabbergasted. Violet remembered
wobbling the raft. It was so fun to annoy her. Then came every detail of that day. “And you even managed to
the wind. Rafting in the wind was not a good idea, but give me a birthday card. Where the hell did you find a
standing on the raft… you couldn’t do anything worse. birthday card?”
Wham!! I lost my balance and fell off into the water. The “Hey! I’d do anything for you. Jude!!” Violet teased.
feelings when I was there in the water were not good, It was so pleasant up there. The wind was blowing
believe me! Some guys pulled me off. At first, I couldn’t softly. The sun was just about to set in the horizon. A
see or hear anything. But then, hihihihihi!!! She was few evening stars could already be seen in the sky. The
laughing so hard. I hadn’t seen something so irritating serpentine expanse of Shey-Phoksundo looked majestic
and pleasing at the same time.” in the dimming skylight. The outline of the monastery
Even Violet couldn’t control herself. After what seemed could barely be made out, but we could see some
like ages, she finally stopped laughing and then, all priests with candle lights illuminating the statue outside.
of a sudden, became so serious that it seemed like the “You know, I miss Ray a lot. We went on so many treks
volcanic lava taking a dip into Antarctic Ocean. together. It’s like I can still feel him here with us. The three
“You have been to Kanju-La, haven’t you?” of us.” Violet spluttered. “Though lately, you weren’t with
“Yes. Fascinating place. It was like I had gone back us as much as we’d have liked.”
in time. No light, no communications. Just monasteries. “Yeah, I miss him too.” I began looking at a new
Buddhism was in the air.” constellation I had just discovered. It was a group of
“More like, sand was in the air. Long dusty paths, deep eight stars, making a pattern I just couldn’t comprehend.
gorges, passes after passes, a whole day of solitude. “You miss her, don’t you?” Violet interrupted me in my
God, I loved that place. But you didn’t get much solitude, new-found curiosity.
I guess?” Of course, I miss her.
I loved solitude. Violet knew that. “I have had a lot of I remained quiet. Violet understood. We just sat there,
treks full of solitude. Kanju-La, I was going to do it alone. side by side, in silence, just looking at the lake. I was so
But then, I met her. I mean, I knew her but barely. We glad that I had Violet. After what happened to Ray, I
went together on that journey. I must say, I never thought never thought she’d want to go for the treks again. But
I would enjoy her company over my favorite pal.” when I told her I was going and I didn’t want solitude as
“Who favorite pal, again?” Violet interrupted. my pal, she immediately understood. She didn’t want me
“Solitude.” Both of us went into a hysterical laugh. “We to feel like her.
went through those planes and gorges and villages. It “Hey, you haven’t even told me her name!!” Violet
was fun. She was just so funny, I guess. We trekked for seemed to suddenly remember.
9 days and time just flew away. Once we had to cross a “Doesn’t matter. Might as well call her Cinderella. But I’ll
pass. It was on the fourth or fifth day. It was extremely tell you about her. Some day. Lets race down the hill to
difficult and I couldn’t see any path over the top. I was the hotel. I bet five dollars that I win.”
about to give up. But there she was, trying to climb up
through every landslide. I was forced to cross those “No way. I am getting that five dollars right now.” Violet
landslides and finally, we got the breakthrough. The said, getting up with a smile.
We started running down the hill.
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computer classes during school days, once a week. We were taught a lot of theory about computers, and how it comprised of
three different units. We quarrelled with our teachers to skip the theory sessions and to be taken to the computer room. The
computers we had in the school computer laboratory were primitive computers that ran on command prompt from a floppy
disk and were of a pre-pentium era. They had only a CPU, a monitor and a keyboard. There was only one computer with a
hard drive and Windows 95. I remember the day when I first saw a computer with a mouse at my dad’s office. I had seen a
computer with a mouse only on television before that and it was unrealistic to lay my hands on one. However, I did not know
how it worked and tried to move the mouse pointer by moving the mouse in air. It was gratifying to finally learn how it worked
from one of my dad’s colleagues and execute it myself.
My first experience with internet was in a cyber cafe. We used to pay between fifteen to twenty rupees per hour for using MSN
messenger and anonymous chat portals over a crappy connection. I acquired an email address at the age of twelve with the
help of a friend, and it was a delightful experience. It simply was thrilling to even wait for pages to load, not to mention to be
able to communicate with friends abroad over the internet, either via chatting or via email. For a long time, email and chatting
on hotmail or yahoo messengers remained the principal means of communicating with friends. Social media websites took
over only very late. Once I met a friend after a long time and asked him why he had not replied to my email. He replied that he
seldom checked email these days and instead communicated with Facebook messages. It was still early years of Facebook,
and I was taken aback. I was had a lot of catching up to do. Later I became a high intensity Facebook user, like many of my
friends.
We saw on TV that in Japan, they had come up with a small computer that they called a palmtop. I used to be very excited
at the idea. I had a friend who owned what was called a PDA (personal digital assistant), the classical version of the current
smartphone, without the phone function. I cherished the few moments that I could lay my hands on it and see it. Sadly
however, he lost it. Later, during our first year MBBS, mobile phones became a common thing. Everyone began to have
a unique mobile phone number as a new dimension to their identity. I was among the last few of my classmates to have a
mobile phone of my own. When my friends asked when I was going to get a phone, I told them I would have it when they
began producing iPods and mobile phone sets in a combined device. The idea was a bit farfetched for that context. It might
as well have meant I would never get a phone. However, not long later, they began producing iPhones, exactly what I had
imagined about. To speak the truth, I have not ever owned an iPhone myself, but certainly am a fan of those products.
However, the phone with iPod that I envisioned was almost certainly the primitive form of any smartphone that exists today.
I was the second one in my class to get a Windows phone; however, when Android OS was in its infancy, I had an intuition
that it was going to take over as the leading mobile phone OS.
Being engrossed for days and weeks in every new phone I acquire is a hobby of sort for me. And as if that is not enough,
I have always been ready to take over the responsibility of newly acquired devices of my friends. Without offence to them,
those friends would mostly not know what they want to have in their mobile phones or tablets, but they would just want me to
make it raamro, or rather khaatra. Jailbreaking, rooting and loading custom OS have been my hobbies for a long time now. I
have also cherished in being the go-to person in problems related to these matters in a broad circle of friends. I have always
fixed my phone and laptop myself. However, I should say with pleasure that I have always been humbled by extraordinary
friends who are better than me at those things and have been making web pages and even apps as hobbies. These have
been other areas of technological advancements that have fascinated me for a long time.
Most people do not have an answer when they are asked what they would have become if they did not become what they
are today. I have an easy answer to that question. If not a doctor, I would have become something related to software and
computers. I can understand that not many of us have a similar interest in technology and the advancements it has made.
However, the world is going in just one direction. Today we talk about the world by counting how many heads of state in the
world know how to code on a computer. However much we deny, technology is more accessible than ever especially with
smartphones and internet reaching even the remotest of homes and is getting more and more sophisticated even as we
speak. Social media does play a role in affecting the public mentality, even election results as we have recently seen. What I
am suggesting is we do not use the technological advancements as often as we need to and in ways that benefits us. We do
use them to stalk friends and upload pictures. However there is much more to it than that. It is high time we brushed up our
knowledge on the things that are so easily available to us, the possibilities that we carry in our pockets and palms.W
Home
Samikchhya Keshary Bhandari
MBBS 36th Batch
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, IOM
Home is where the heart lies. My heart aches when the memories of my home come flooding back to me.
I’m no writer but to me, writing is my home. It has been the only place I’d come crying after getting scolded
by my teacher for something I’d not done, where I’d come after falling head over heels with someone who’s
now long gone, where I’d expressed my anger towards that scoundrel for trying to grope my eleven year old
friend in broad daylight and myself for staying quiet, where I confessed doing a few things in my life that
I’m not proud of, where I’ve come to thank God for giving me this wonderful life filled with amazing people.
But I’ve been away from my home for a while. I never knew it was possible for a person to be somewhere
and their heart in another world, I’ve now realized it is as I stay in the library turning the crisp pages of my
newly bought Neuroanatomy while my heart wanders around the bookshop I’d visited a month back and left
without buying Inferno. The voice inside my head so eager to be spread over the empty sheetts turn into a
quiver by the vivid illustrations of origin atnd insertions of the flexors and the extensors of the thighs. I fill the
empty sheets with the neatly labelled diagram of cerebral cortex and wonder life’s much more complicated
than the numerous sulci and gyri of the cerebral hemispheres.
Under the dreams of becoming a doctor, lays the passion for prose and verses that silently and mournfully
cries at the night, feeling claustrophobic inside the closed walls of morphology, pathology and clinical findings
of the diseases.
With a coffee mug in the table I turn the pages of newspaper to the crossword and halfway through it I
realize the viva exams are knocking at the door which makes me fold the paper and turn back to my bench
with a heavy heart that’s still stuck in the four squared boxes of the puzzle.
Childhood dreams never go away so I download an app Duolingo to learn French and half way through
the basics I realize maybe ‘Savez-vous Physiologie?’ is more important than ‘Parlez -vouz Francais?’ With a
sting in my heart I shut down the application and instead open the e-book of Physiology and start reading
the sensory areas in the frontal lobe.
Behind my bookshelf stacked with the bulky medicine books lies my dusty old guitar, I try to play a
few chords but then my eyes befall on the Microbiology Practical and then I suddenly remember I have due
Practicals and the last date of submission is the next day and I reluctantly lay my guitar behind the shelf
where it has been for the past years. One morning while arranging the books in their labelled compartments I
find an old diary with my poems on love and heartbreaks, life and death, my favourite quotes and quotations
and for a moment I look at it nostalgically, with tearful eyes and wonder how did I lose it? How did I come
so far? What have I done? Is the magic really gone? I hear it singing to me, smile at me love, for the times
you’ve held me near your heart and the times I’ve held your tears and joys, smile at me for this one last time.
Then without realizing I burst into tears and the tip of my pen waltz on the heart of its blank pages and an
old flame reignites hoping despite all odds, in contrary to every obstacle, this romance blossoms each day
and lasts a lifetime.
A Crazy Tale of an
Unforgettable Journey
Dr. Nitesh Silwal
MBBS 31st batch
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you The bus left at 5 am sharp. What doesn’t happen even
into a storyteller” - Ibn Batuta in Kathmandu happened there, the bus left on time. It
was a very cold morning, the roads were bumpy and
ER posting tests your patience. And especially if you whirling and I had an empty stomach. I felt nauseous.
have to spend your Tihar in ER while other friends are Thankfully, the bus stopped for 5 minutes “pee break”.
on vacation, it tests your endurance even more. I badly I got out of bus and was trying to vomit out. But the
needed a vacation. five minutes ended. Remember?? Karnali highway??
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape Punctuality?? The bus left me. Actually, there was
us.” another lady as well, who had come out of bus to pee
and was in the middle of doing her thing. The lady
Many friends suggested us to visit Karnali. We had and me, both in difficult positions, ran towards the bus
already cancelled on Karnali tour once before and we shouting at the conductor. Hell, even the conductor was
didn’t want to miss the opportunity this time. So the day running towards the bus. The driver slowed down, didn’t
we gave our NMCLE exams, we started our trip. It was even stop.
only four of us, missed you guys! And listening to few
nice and many utterly disappointing Nepali lok-dohori We had our brunch at Kalikot bus park and our ride
songs, we headed towards Surkhet in night bus. continued. It was a dangerous road and we remembered
bhagwan and our beloved ones many times. There were
Let me be chronological because history is recorded very few villages, most of which were affected by the
that way. decade long Maoist insurgency. But, the Karnali river
looked very attractive, the sun was bright and the sky
2073/08/12 (Sunday) was very clear. Even crows were looking handsome
We were in Bulbule taal, Surkhet enjoying by lake that afternoon. We talked about politics and civil war.
and eating oranges when we got to know that all four Bishnu shared his “Gorkha experience”. Deep inside, I
of us had passed the NMCLE exams. It energized us was screaming, “Not again bro! Not again.”
more, no doubt. Then, our journey on one of the most Finally, after the 30 hours bus ride, we reached Sinjha.
dangerous roads of the world, Karnali highway began. We were tired and hungry and I thought I could eat
Unfortunately and quite obviously, there was no night like a demon. But the rice was different there, red and
bus service on Karnali highway. So the bus stopped not very delicious. We slept half stomach. That was a
somewhere in Dailekh for the night. The driver made memorable night. We had discussions on how to reach
it CLEAR that we all had to be inside the bus by 5 am Rara. We had two options: one was comfortable and
sharp the next day. We took him lightly. After having luxurious (i.e. via bus) and the other was a 10 – 12
dinner, we entered the room where we were supposed hours of adventurous uphill trekking. After an hour of
to sleep. But we were very disappointed with the room – discussion, we decided to trek to Rara the next day.
the blankets had yellowish stains (god knows what that
was), the bed sheets and pillows were brownish, filthy
and stinky. And I still can’t figure out what that odour 2073/08/14 (Tuesday)
was! But then it is said, life begins at the end of your
comfort zone. So yeah, we decided to trek. I was enthusiastic; I could
match up to my friends’ speed for the first hour. Then we
2073/8/13 (Monday) had before us a humongous mountain. The bags felt as
heavy as a ton to me. I was crawling. The locals, seeing
We were in deep sleep when the horn blew. The sound me crawling up the hill, said that it was almost impossible
was very annoying. And suddenly we remembered the to reach Rara with that speed. I was exhausted and very
warning! Driver! Bus! 5am sharp! We had merely 5 embarrassed. But why fear when friends are there! They
minutes to get ready. Trust me, I didn’t even get to pee. consoled me, motivated me,
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There it was, Old Trafford, the theater of dreams, the home of Great footballers, one of the greatest clubs and the most loved
football team in the world and I could not contain my excitement, the adrenaline rush when I got off the tram that was heading
to Altrincham froWm the city of Manchester and stood at Old Trafford station. Though getting the scholarship to study at the
University of Oxford as an elective medical student was one of the luckiest and happiest things in the world for me, I always
had a bigger dream in my mind ever since my visa for the UK was granted. The dream was to see Manchester United playing
in Old Trafford. But as I contacted my limited friends and relatives in the UK, it was not as easy as it seemed. Most of the
tickets for all the home games were already sold before the season even began and only the official members of MUFC could
buy them and buying a ticket online seemed off the list for me. The only thing I could do was meet someone in the UK who is
a supporter of the team and was kind enough to sell me his ticket if he was unable to attend the match on that day. So, with
my fingers crossed and with all the optimism in the world I had decided to let the universe do the magic and bring the tickets
of Old Trafford to me when I reach UK!
Only a football fan knows what it means to visit the football team they support – seeing the players they have only seen on
television right in front of their eyes. If football is a religion, visiting the club you support can be compared to visiting the Holy
Mecca for Muslims. The last time I was in Manchester, I was traveling to Glasgow to visit my relative. Though I was very
close to Old Trafford, I could not visit it because I had only 30 minutes for departure. I was very hopeful that I will be visiting
Manchester again to see the game. Thanks to the fan from the UK who sold me his tickets for the actual price, I was visiting
Manchester for the second time. I took the first bus from Oxford and it took about five hours for the National Express to reach
the Manchester coach station. It was 2 pm and the game I was going to see was at 7 pm. I was too early but then again I was
too excited. The atmosphere around Manchester on match day was completely different. I could see lots of red shirts as I
walked around the city center of Manchester. And I felt a sense of pride on wearing the same jersey. Neither was I from the
UK nor had I been there before, but I felt like I belonged there and people looked at me as if I was one of them; they smiled
at me and I smiled back. After having lunch and taking a quick stroll around Piccadilly, I went to the station to take the tram to
Old Trafford which is about 15 minutes from the City Centre. Unlike normal tickets, they had this special ticket for the football
fans who are visiting Trafford to watch the game, which are return tickets and are distributed by officers at the station without
having to stay in queue at ticket vending machines. As I entered a packed tram, I realized I was surrounded by football fans,
including those from Zorya Luhansk, the team that we were playing against that day in Europa league group stage. To be
honest I had never heard of that team before, nor had many United fans who were traveling with me on the same coach of the
tram as I could hear some of them wondering where Zorya came from. As it offended some of the fans supporting Zorya, one
of them answered in an arrogant voice that it was from Ukraine. I could understand the aggression in the voice; no football
fan can take the mockery for his team in an easy way. Our tram stopped at The Old Trafford Station and almost everyone in
the tram got off at the station.
It was 5 pm and the stadium was a 5 minute walk from the station. Though I had never been there before, I did not worry about
the route as I could see the road full of red shirts and all I had to do was follow them. This road I was walking on was called
the Busby Way, in the name of the famous manager Sir Matt Busby. There were people selling scarfs with ‘United vs Zorya’
written on them. I bought one of the scarfs. Though this day would be one of the last things I could ever forget, I wanted a
souvenir to keep as a remembrance. As I walked closer to the stadium I could feel the adrenaline rush. When I reached the
stadium, I was on cloud nine to see the Old Trafford stadium right in front of me. I had dreamed of this day for a long time but
never had I thought that it would come to reality this soon. I took the Nepalese flag out of my bag and asked some other fan to
take a few pictures of me. I could not wait to enter the stadium and I went towards the entrance to find out that it would open
at 5:45 pm, exactly two hours before the game. As I walked around the stadium, I saw many football fans visiting Old Trafford
from different places, taking pictures that will be cherished throughout their lives. I took some more pictures of the Old Trafford
as it glowed in the golden light of the dusk. I approached the entrance; a barcode reader read my ticket automatically opening
the door. I took the stairs to enter a different world, the world of football.
I realized that I was one of the first people entering the stadium as all the seats were vacant. I was in the second tier of East
Abishkar Gautam
Black was the hair, dressed on white You walked slowly, I followed you
Dark was the path, I saw you Place was unknown, I saw you
Slim was the body on my sight And there I was sure it was you
I hoped you would look back Air had aroma, dress was shining
You didn’t know but I saw you Forest was near, I saw you
Straight and silent on the track It was dark but moon was rising
Slowly you vanished in the forest Long time back, you had a mission
I was shouting “I saw you” The devil killed you, I saw you
ISON #Herbiassound
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Interns’ Society Of Nepal
(“This is a true story. The events depicted in here took place sometime ago, somewhere in Nepal. At
the request of the affected, the names have been changed or omitted. Out of respect for the story, the
rest has been told exactly as it occurred.” -Fargo)
A Day in an Intern’s Life
Interns are generally offered considerable manual activities like drawing blood, inserting Foley’s, transporting patients for
ultrasound, tracing reports directly from the lab, reporting X-rays, doing dressings, preparing discharges and so on. As stated
by Dr. Laney Griner in her speech in University of Haskola; interns in medical field can be classified into two extremes as type
A and type B and there seems to be a continuum between those extremes. Here are Griner’s extremes:
Griner’s type A:
Alarm beeps in his new phone…. It’s already 7:16 am and he is supposed to attend the ward at
7:45. He finds it difficult to get up from his bed. Still he manages to get up and about, after struggling for a few minutes.
Does his daily thing. It seems like he can’t have breakfast, if he is to reach the ward on time. So he skips his breakfast for
the day. On his way to the ward, he receives a call from a furious resident; it’s already 7:47 and it’s getting late. He hurries to
the ward, assists the resident for preparation. He is ready with his round book and cardex. All set. Round starts. He hastens
behind the rounds trying to catch up. At the end of rounds, the resident hands him a piece of paper with work to be done and
takes off. Maybe the resident is busy. Is he? He looks at the list and is confused about the work. After all it’s his first day in
the department. He then starts filling investigation forms and drawing blood. With few pricks, here and there, he manages
to draw some blood. He remembers that a patient in Bed no. 9 needs to be taken for USG. Or maybe first he’ll go bring the
ANA report of Bed no. 12B. Here and there, he finishes off. Ready to go for lunch. He hustles into that coffee shop. Grabs
tea and biscuits. Essentially his daily thing. While enjoying his tea, he ponders: today is awfully cold… Before he can ponder
further, he gets a call. Oh! It’s the resident. He was about to inform the resident that he was almost done, when the rather
authoritative voice commands his presence in the ward as there was more work to be done. True it turns out. There were a
few more tasks to be done. He again receives a piece of paper. He looks at the list and thanks God that the list was smaller
than the previous one. Then, he looks up to thank the resident, but resident was nowhere to be found. Ahh!! He continues
his work. He realizes it is already 4 pm. He goes to his hostel room, thinking that he is done for the day. But is he? He again
receives a call. He is asked to write an Endocrine consultation for Bed no. 215. He hesitates, but the resident is persistent.
The resident threatens to do ‘overhead’ announcement, if he does not attend the ward on time. Though hesitant, he goes to
the ward. To his wonder, there was the resident, scrolling up and down his phone. From the look of it, the resident was busy
using Facebook. Who doesn’t? The intern can’t take it anymore. He thinks, “Can he not just write one consultation instead of
waiting all this time and calling me back here? Besides, it is just a few minutes’ work.” Furious he is. Yet, he writes down the
consultation and leaves. So much work for the day. But yesterday was worse, he was at work till 6:10 pm because he had to
wait on a patient who was being dialyzed. Anyways, he’ll get a good night’s sleep tonight.
Griner’s Type B:
The rather irritating loud sound of someone coming in and going out of the room troubles our next intern. He’s still sleepy
and can’t take it anymore. Damn! He shouts at his room partner. Why the hell do you have to make so much noise in the
morning? His friend informs him that it is already 8:30. He gets up checks his phone. Hell! There were missed calls from an
unknown number.
Maybe it was that resident who always calls him. He doesn’t care. He does his daily chores, takes his time. While having
breakfast, he wonders maybe the resident is the only person who cares about him so much. He LOLs. When he reaches the
ward, rounds have already started. He now goes into deep thinking: shall he join the rounds or shall he stay put? He gets a
call from an unknown number, yet again. Probably it was the same number. He receives the call. Yes, it was the resident.
He is a wanted man! So it seems. It is said he is to go to the Radiology department and get the reporting of a chest X-ray,
preferably from a faculty. He is happy with the work because he thinks he will not have any useful work to do there and he can
just stroll around the hospital. Maybe he will have a hot cup of milk tea at the coffee shop first. He takes his time. When he is
back, the resident is restlessly waiting for him to come. He hands him some work; which included dressings of four patients,
requesting the radiographer to do CT scans of two patients, writing three discharges and to remove Foley’s of a patient. He
does the work. But the discharges need signature from the resident. So, he hesitantly calls the resident and asks him to come
and sign the discharges. But it appears the resident is somewhere chilling and will take some time to come. He then furiously
takes off. After a few hours, he gets a call. “Damn! It’s the same number. What does he want now?” he wonders. He chooses
not to answer it. The phone rings again. He chooses to ignore it. (Later, it turns out he was wanted to go check if
culture reports of the patient on Bed number 313 was available. No harm!!) Anyways, it was his duty night.
So, he comes to the ward. Does his rounds? Or so. Responds to issues in wards. Does some dressings. He then receives a
call demanding him to be “on the floor” in the operation theatre as there is an emergency surgery going on. He is needed and
must go. He is damned. When he reaches the OT, he is surprised that he was wanted there to receive calls for the surgeons.
Damn! He yells, deep inside. Receives calls as he is supposed to. When the surgery is done, he leaves. Finishes up his ward
work and leaves.
P.S. Redemption:
Remember this kid? Yes!! He is popularly known as success kid. He has featured in a
lot of memes after this photo was taken by his mother in his day out. His mother, Laney
Griner loves him a lot. But she doesn’t believe in type A and type B interns. His mother is
a smart woman. She won’t believe in such nonsense. Be like her!!
P.S.S. Internship:
Dumb things will be done. Accept. Get over it. The sooner the better.
Your phone will start ringing often, though you don’t make a girlfriend.
It will get scary, sometimes. But next time you will chill out and handle it like a boss. You will complain a lot about your
seniors (with your friends). Make fun of it.
You’ll know that you now know essentially nothing. But you’ll manage.
You will know what you love and what you hate. Make a choice. You will make memories.
You will have moments.
dg Sudarshan Acharya
MBBS 35th Batch
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deep mist and slight rain kept my visibility away to see him. I screamed back, “Its whiskey O’ Clock”. In few
seconds brother came near me and asked for budget. I handed him some tigers and he quickly brought a
mini bottle. We started.
First glass: ‘I have a profound respect for old age especially when it is bottled’ someone said. The nine
years old liquor bottle finally lost and poured over my glass. My brother enjoys the shot and I had to give him
a company. We usually go parallel, only few occasions are buffet. The whiskey drenched through my neck
and it almost quenched my thirst of the day that went with only few glasses of water. Mind became lighter
and suddenly the dry peanuts tasted better. We kept our spirit intact.
Second glass: What the whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for. The coronation ceremony of monarch
would bring new brand to the city in the past. Royal salute, Glenfiddich, etc are the examples. I had a quite
small shot than the first while my brother stayed on his amount. This time few rocks of ice dropped over
my glass. The cold weather, the more cold drinks make the body warmer. Rightly said summation of two
negatives is positive. Brother soon started to talk about his new friend in his college that he is following. He is
an amazing guy, he has success rate below 1% in that matter. There was an eternal relaxation of mind and
the soul. I kept enjoying and in the background Narayan Gopal began to sing from brother’s new mobile.
Third glass: Suddenly, brother peaked up. He kept approximately 100ml for me and almost same for
him. The previous two a bit smaller one. The half-liter bottled lost. We won in about forty-five minutes. The
third glass took almost twenty minutes to empty. I went to washroom and emptied my bladder. On turning
back, my brother was on regular schedule of post drink emesis. I gave a bliss and handed him a bottle of
water. I went back to my bed and felt asleep after few minutes of chit chat in viber.
BECOMING A DOCTOR
Dr. Neha Jha
MBBS 31st batch
I grew up telling myself and everyone around me that I wanted to become a doctor when I grew up. I don’t know exactly what
planted that idea into my head – maybe it was my parents who did, maybe I desired to be like one of the pretty and smart
doctors I saw on TV, maybe I liked the smell of hospitals, maybe I wanted to see myself in a well-ironed spotless white coat,
maybe I liked the idea of having a ‘Dr.’ before my name, maybe the fame and money had its own allure, maybe I was very
ambitious and wished to change the world, maybe because my beloved Grandpa died of a stroke and I thought had I been
a doctor, I would’ve saved him. I would play ‘Doctor-Patient’ with my siblings and write prescriptions and sign them off with a
‘Dr. Neha’. I would pretend to use a stethoscope to examine my patient (in this case my little sister or brother; sometimes even
my dad or mom). The prospect of becoming a doctor seemed very intriguing, and I couldn’t wait to become one.
As I grew older, I started becoming more aware of the unapparent drawbacks. “Doctors don’t have a personal life”, “doctors
charge way too much money”, “doctors who have studied abroad are brilliant, the ones who trained in Nepal are losers”
and so much more. My ambition never took a hit as my will to become a doctor flourished more with the want to prove the
naysayers wrong.
Time passed by, I studied hard and fared quite well through the medical entrance exams. I thought it’d just be a matter
of time before I became a doctor. The reality stood like a brick wall though, I had an eternity to go through. While all my
other batchmates from college that took different fields went through graduation, employment, married and even started a
family – I was struggling to keep up with postings and was appearing for exams every other month. More than four years of
joining MBBS and there wasn’t a single practical thing I could do – I did not even know how to draw blood with a syringe.
What dawned a strong realisation on me was me not being any more help than a first year medical student during the 2015
earthquake. Meanwhile my relatives, neighbours and other acquaintances would start with an endless marathon of medical
questions - how was I to be a judge of decisions given to them by other doctors that had already specialised in their fields!?
I wasn’t even spared the trouble at social gatherings – “What foods are you supposed to avoid if you have high BP?”, “How
many more kilos of sugar before I need to amputate my foot?” and just a veritable variety of cranium cancer causing curiosity.
Hell, I showed up to have a good time, not to give medical advice. Evidently, the actual process of becoming a doctor just
wasn’t a piece of cake.
5 years of hell and my results were out; I became a doctor at last! I was nervous - didn’t think I was ready but I couldn’t wait
to finally start working as a doctor. As is the case with reality, this too proved to be a pain. 2 days into my internship and it got
me wondering just what I exactly did to deserve this hell. Armed with absolutely no practical knowledge whatsoever, I had to
put up with endless nagging by residents and derogatory comments from teachers while having to spend the entire day doing
innumerable dressings, typing out discharge sheets, filling out endless investigation forms, running errands like transferring
patients for USG or CT scan, tracing investigation reports, making requests to some very rude staff to get some procedure
done for the patient, standing for hours at a stretch in the operation theatre while even getting a distant view of the surgery
was impossible, and in spite of all that, having to do ‘Social’ for acquaintances who’d come to the hospital. No holidays except
for Saturdays, that is if you’re lucky not to have duty on one. If you had to take a leave for even a single day, the teacher would
treat you as though you’re asking of something unspeakable. Every day ended with me being exhausted – both mentally and
physically. Sigh!
I could tell you all the reasons being a doctor is more hype than anything and you could ask me a few months ago and I’d
tell you to run as far away from MBBS as you possibly could. Never thought I’d be another stereotypical senior; telling you
all that being a doctor is more rewarding than anything I could put into words but despite all the hell I and every student in
MBBS has been through, we have something in common. A moment of epiphany when we realise that “Hell yeah! It’s all
been worth it!” I remember mine and in vivid detail. I scrubbed in into my first emergency surgery while on duty one night –
the feeling of putting your hand into the body cavity of a patient – the adrenaline rush, the sense of awe and wonder at the
grand implications of being able to make a very direct and positive change in another person’s life by literally cutting into them
and fixing them up (doctors get very desensitised to disgusting things very soon, never invite one of us to dinner and ask us
how our job is going)! I felt like a doctor for the first time ever, it felt out of this world - inexplicable and truly awesome. And I
started having more of these moments as I started seeing patients in OPD and getting better with every subsequent visit, the
feeling when people addressed me as a doctor, when patients thought they could confide in me, when I realised I was serving
people above my personal comfort when I was on duty every single day in Dashain. The contentment was more than I could
get from anything else. Becoming a doctor, it is worth it. And any doctor will tell you that even after all they’ve been through.
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I spent my first week exploring the city alone before starting my attachment programme. On the first day, I could
already feel the uniqueness of Kathmandu. The first Nepali meal already had made me into an addict! The city
was very safe and it was especially beautiful at dawn. It was difficult to imagine how badly the city was hit by
the earthquake a year ago. I was amazed to see people living in a modern way with traditional Hindu practices
seen in all aspects of daily living. For instance, with numerous big and small temples in the city, people would go
for a very short pray in the morning while on their way to school or work. Everyone were very friendly, and I was
greeted for many times while walking on the street, obviously because I had a different face and also dressed
much like a tourist.
After just a few days, I realised how amazing it is that the country had so much peace and harmony between
religions. Hindu and Buddhists respect each other and learn a lot from each other, without hesitation to visit both
religious temples. They try to focus on the commons between the two instead of digging into the differences, and
this could be seen in many monuments where both sculptures of the Buddha and Hindu Gods coexist on the wall.
On the week after, I began to have my attachment at the Paediatrics department in the Tribuvan University
Teaching Hospital. Things inside there were not as bad and chaotic as I imagined what a third world hospital
would be. In fact, everything was in order and had most of the equipment needed, although some of the inventions
that were made to be reusable instead of disposable. e.g. giving oxygen with a plastic box putting over the
head of the child instead of nasal cannulations. I was also amazed by skills that a doctor possessed to perform
rigid bronchoscopy, where she had to carefully insert a metal cope into the airway and locate an inhaled foreign
body under direct vision, because there were no advanced bronchoscopic equipment that is more flexible and less
invasive with a camera view. In a way, these showed how people can cleverly adapt to the tough environment that
lack enough resources, but still be able to achieve the same outcome. Power cut was usual in the city, and very often
lights would suddenly go off during surgery in the operating theatre!
I also had the chances to witness diseases which I will probably never encounter in Hong Kong, such as typhoid
fever and parasitic infections. Some investigations and treatment were done differently than ours, and unnecessary
laboratory investigations that may be too expensive for the patients would be avoided. It was also insightful to see
that doctors had to consider the cost of the treatment and only use those that were more affordable for patients.
It was absolutely heartbreaking to know that everyday there would be patients pass away just because they could
not afford to buy the treatments that were readily available, and I did not expect that patients had to buy every
single piece of equipment required, e.g. syringes.
Perhaps patients in Nepal were not as much influenced by the media, patients and their families did pay much
respect to doctors, and there were only very little complain and legal issues in comparison to Hong Kong. On the
other hand, I did realise the lack of hygiene was definitely a problem in the daily practice. There were obvious
Pseudomonas bacterial transmission in the wards because hand hygiene with sanitiser was not a habit before and
after examining the patient, and there were none around the beds! There were no isolation wards, and patients
with tuberculosis were just among the others without any precautions for transmission. This was definitely something
that has to be improved.
During the period, one thing that has particularly enlightened me was the attitude that Nepali people had towards
difficult life events and tough situations. Unlike many Chinese patients and their families that I have come across
in my daily work in Hong Kong, who would easily fail to accept what has happened and mourn a lot about
life, Nepali people do the opposite. I encountered many cases in the wards where some of the children were
severely and irreversibly disabled. Yet, their parents were not complaining about their difficult situations, and even
I took this travel opportunity to dig out my childhood toys and packed them with me to Nepal. They were all
together more than 20kg and I almost had to pay for overweight baggage. On the first day of attachment at the
hospital, I already knew that I had done the right thing. Children were sitting in their beds, looking bored, some
were just playing with newspapers or syringe bottles. But when I came back 10 mins after I gave them some toys,
I saw them looking so alive and started to run around with a smile. And those who were in pain or were crying in
bed also looked more comfortable with a car or a balloon next to them. Note that I only bought mostly the hard
toys to the hospital because I did not want soft toys triggering any respiratory problems in the susceptible ones.
Not just in the hospital, but also in an orphanage that I visited with my colleagues, which was founded by a Lama.
Kids were happy and smiley there, but they obviously did not have parents with them or others to accompany.
When I grabbed out the soft toys, they all looked very excited and queued up to choose their favourite one.
You could realise how pure and true these kids were, who grew up in the rural areas. There was no fighting
for toys, and nobody would be jealous of others who got a bigger Mickey Mouse. Instead you would see
them sharing, playing the toys happily with each other. Everyone was extremely happy with their own gifts.
I can remember well that a boy who was newly admitted with a largely distended abdomen, had a very sad face
and low mood during the period of investigation. However, he put up a true smile on the face when I gave him
puzzles to play. Clearly, two bags of toys wouldn’t change the world or make much difference in healthcare. I was
not able to relieve their pain from a liver injury, nor to repair a gene defect that caused the metabolic problem.
But for kids who have been boringly lying down and suffering in a hospital for weeks without any comfort, that
little teddy bear became an angel to their world. Although I do not have
their contacts, however, few of the children and their family that I have
made friends with, have already become an important part of me. I was
particularly touched to see a child being able to run around me happily
after receiving surgery to cure his abdomen with ascites.
This trip to Nepal was definitely a mind blowing experience. Not only things
from the hospital that gave me a lot of insights and broadened my vision,
but also the traditions and the way of Nepali people live. I have missed
everything in Nepal (apart from the taxi drivers), and I will definitely visit
again to help to make a change when I become more competent.
On Call
Prof. Dr. Mohan Raj Sharma
Neurosurgery Department,
TUTH.
“Mo, wake up!” for days and nights intensive and uninterrupted for at least
I rubbed my eyes open when Dave shook me awake. I realized a month once out of this program!
moments later that I was snoring in the Lecture Hall when the That time I was particularly envious of that legendary
Monday morning grand round was taking place. Kumbhakarna, one of the demon characters in the
Hindu epic Ramayana. He slept for six months at a time
and remained awake for only a single day to eat! What a
“Another way to diagnose this particular disease is…….” fulfilling life he led! It never occurred to me to be a renowned
The presentation was on the recent advances in diagnosing surgeon then! I had gone past my emulousness. Getting
Parkinsonism by an invited authority in the field. The gray through the day was the only focus that time. Surviving
matter in my brain was hardly capable of registering anything through this training was all that mattered as the attrition
useful that time. rate of residents in surgical specialties was remarkably
The last couple of days had been terribly busy and tiring for high. We were far worse than that Kumbhakarna as
me. Saturday was a full operating day - a semi emergency far as our materialistic pleasure was concerned despite
operation for a sixty year old lady. The family was demanding; being the surgeons-in-training in one of the best hospitals
the operation one of the rare types and complicated; my boss in North America. Our claim to be the best children of the
for that day especially known for heavy handedness to his best parents also did not score any points in this regard!
juniors; and the post-operative course of the patient had been “EEG is not very useful in diagnosing this condition,” the
really rocky thus far. I hardly remember doing any justice to presenter continued.
my poor body. It was quite blurry as to whether I ate, or drank “I know it is not useful. It has never been useful. It
or when I peed. Taking a dump with relaxation seemed a real only consumes the valuable time of the technician,
luxury in the context. ‘When you have ‘runs’, you are done.’ the interpreter and the clinician. It rather confuses the
That was what I was told in the orientation class on my first diagnosis. It confuses everything. Just like I am confused
day. ‘What a merciless training,’ I had thought. All I recollect right now,” I said inwardly, “Who needs an expert to say
was me running from the operating room to the CT scanner such a mundane thing wasting nearly a hundred people’s
and labs and was constantly updating the reports to my boss. valuable time? So much for talking on the recent advances!
And back and forth multiple times from our call room to the What a reek of ignorance!”
ICU.
When angry, I cross all the usual boundaries.
Sunday was on-call day. Everybody dreaded (or rather hated
but nobody verbally expressed it openly) the call day and I The whole Sunday night, the three of us who were on
was no exception. This major shock and trauma Center of call, had not slept a wink. Patients just kept rolling in. We
Northwest America catered literally for every kind of patient were busy admitting them, ‘proceduring’ on them and
and no one would be refused hospital admission under any operating on them. “You will work like a machine but you
pretexts. And the weekends were the worst as the majority of will also learn a lot, Mo” I hated to remember this remark
doctors from private medical centers would try not to entertain from Jonathan, one of the ‘passed out’ residents in his few
any new patients for the fear of spoiling their holidays. They days in the hospital before he completed. ‘Me - a mere
would never admit it openly, however. The duty would start at moving machine, this hospital- a big factory, and patients
5.30 am. That meant I got up at around 4.30 at the annoying -manufactured healthy products once again!’ I giggled
beep of the alarm clock, my bête noire! Every minute’s sleep at the idea. But so many patients neither recovered nor
would mean so much for me after that. Oh, how much I hated died. Where did they go? Perhaps they were suspended
that clock! Many a time I was on the verge of smashing it! But in the air! With all the tubes and lines in the every natural
I liked it in another way. There was absolutely no way I would and many artificially created holes in the body and many
get up at 4.30 without it. In three weeks or so, I would get the machines with varying colors emanating eerie sounds and
Saturday off, the only time when I would not need it. It was one signals all around, it was really a joke to call them humans.
of my survival tools and I knew the trick of using it properly We really need not go to Mars to see how aliens look like.
too. The trick with the alarm clock is to make it loud, annoying A quick round in the ICU would serve the purpose. They
and keep at a place not easily accessible so that there is no had already left this earth, as in all probability, they would
chance of you turning it off without jumping out of bed. After never regain consciousness (a vegetative state as the
all, I needed this training and this prestigious American degree medical jargon goes); we prevented them from reaching
so that I could sell myself at a record price. Also, who would heaven! The advancement in medical technology in the
have the heart of ignoring my father’s bevy of beauties after last century had made it possible to prevent their untimely
the completion of it? My only chance of catapulting into fame! (or timely?) death but I always had this nagging question
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Graduation speech Dr. Arpan Pokhrel
MBBS 31st Batch
Respected guests, dear professors, loving seniors and lovely juniors, and my graduating friends! Good
morning !!!
It’s a moment of great honor and pride for me to be delivering this speech on behalf of this amazing
batch, IOM 31st Batch. It would have been beyond the imagination of that shy, nervous and fearful young
boy that I was six years ago to live this moment now. For this to happen, a big part has been played by
you all. Let me tell you how!
Tremors, palpitations, nerves and eventual withdrawal from the list would have been my fate had I not
thought of the most benevolent of people sitting in the front rows of this crowd, who I am sure can forgive
even the greatest of my mistakes let alone the errors I might make today in this speech. You have helped
me believe in myself. Thank you all for that.
Throughout these six years, the one thing that has been our routine except studies is to fight, struggle
and revolt against the wrongdoers. With all these, we believe this place has achieved so many things
and yet so many things are to be done. But the ideas surfaced by that movement has implications for this
day today as well. Had it not been the leading efforts taken by the batch of progressive free thinkers,
I would like to say, to scrape off all the heavy head tags of political affiliations from each one on us, I
surely would not have been standing here. You all know why! So, thank you all.
And if all the other things were to be perfect, still this wouldn’t be the day. This day would have been
at least 4 months from today. Thanks to this enthusiastic batch of ours, that’s what our seniors told us, not
me, and our then CR and his tireless efforts; we were able to cut down on the unbelievable 6 months of
vacation after second year to 2. So again; thank you all!
The tenth day of tenth month of two thousand and ten was the day when we all got this new common
identity; a member of MBBS 31st batch of Institute of Medicine. Overwhelmed with the success of entering
the premiere institute of the country, our immense expectations were normal. But even before we could
consolidate those prospects into our minds they dissolved in vain. But slowly, we started adapting to life.
We started living the IOM experience. With time came moments which shaped our perception towards
this place. We started feeling we belong to this place.
Bored after watching too much television and doing a lot of nothing; I sat on the living room of my sweet
home on just the 3rd day of our month long winter vacation back at the very first year; there when I
remembered you all and your company and wished I were here with you all; I supposed; I belong here.
On a remote part of a village in Thumpakhar, a place in Sindhupalchowk where we were posted in the
first year field, when people greeted us with enhanced belief and assured smiles as soon as they heard
the name of this college and hospital, with enormous pride; I figured; I belong here!
Far from here, in Nepalgunj, 4 years back, we won the cricket tournament. There when we shouted with
loud voices in unison in the manner of a demonstration (which we have learned so well) for everyone there
to hear the name of this college; I thought; I belong here!
Be it those 16 runs to defend in the last over of the final match of the cricket tournament 2 years
back or the potentially winning penalty of the semifinal of the football recently; when I failed all your
expectations and walked back to you dejected with myself; you all greeted me with your smiling faces
and s] ef] t afn} ePg. At that moment I really believed I belong here.
Be it the argument on the best football player or the team, or the best TV series or the best card games
or the best health system of the country or the best next President of the United States; be it in our
hostel room, or classroom, mess halls or the hospital or anywhere else. Be it the day or night, during our
lows or the highs. We just had things to discuss. And in each of those discussions when I had something to
contribute and be a part of it; more than ever I became confident; I belong here!
And now after all these years here, I can tell you these moments I lived here surely have consolidated all
the dissolved expectations and even surpassed it. I never knew what those expectations were but what I
achieved was easily beyond what I deserve.
We all have changed a lot. From those freshly erupted moustaches to long thick jungaly ones, from those
flat abdomen to big round protruded bellies. Some of us have grown long hairs, some of us have lost
some. Some have started using spectacles some have increased its curvature. Some have put on braces
and some have taken them off and some others have done both. But above all these changes, we have
transformed from a determined, naive, young student to an ingenious, dedicated Doctor. This journey
was tough and we received a lot of help reaching there. Our parents and family, the much learned
professors, our very college and hospital, our patients but above all from each other.
This is just a beginning. I am sure all of you will be the protagonist of the story beyond this. The story
of a daughter/son, wife/husband, mother/father, the story of a Doctor, be it distributing the basic of
medicines in the rural corners of this country or performing hi-fi surgeries at the most advanced of centers
of the world, the story of a health worker, a leader, a politician and many more. And I hope, we can use
our learned knowledge, skill and energy to contribute our part for the much needed change in this ailing
country.
And finally, I would like to tell you that these 6 years have been the time of my life and I would happily
live these years over and over again. Thank you all for everything.
We became DOCTORS
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