Five things I learnt in medical school — Danyaro

I am Mubarak Muhammad Danyaro and I just graduated from medical school. Apart from the medical knowledge I learned, I had the privilege to learn many other things. I have highlighted a few of them below to help you in similar experience: 1. Hard work pays – This is oft repeated and perhaps a cliché, […]

I am Mubarak Muhammad Danyaro and I just graduated from medical school. Apart from the medical knowledge I learned, I had the privilege to learn many other things. I have highlighted a few of them below to help you in similar experience:

1. Hard work pays – This is oft repeated and perhaps a cliché, but maybe it’s because it never stops being true. There is no substitute to hard work everywhere else, this is especially so in medicine where the syllabus is voluminous. So in essence, all things being equal, the harder you work the higher the returns.

2. Time management is the key- We all have 24 hours in a day and yet some turn out to be more productive than others, and this melts down to how you manage your 1,440 minutes you have in a day. To do that you need a schedule and keep to it, don’t forget to carve out time for yourself to relax.

3. Ask questions- If you are to keep learning, then asking questions is a habit you must nurture, never be shy to ask questions about an unclear concept or topic.

4. Ask for help- no man is an island, which means no human can thrive without external help, there is nothing impressive about pretending to be self sufficient. There are times when you will need assistance from someone with more skills or experience than you, most successful people have had lots of help along the way from teachers, relatives, mentors, friends, clients, and colleagues. Asking for help is a way of building connections with colleagues and acquaintances.

5. Your manners matter- Human beings are naturally social creatures – we crave friendship and positive interactions, just as we do food and water. Knowledge and skills are important, but your manners matter too and that is how people will remember you. Patients tend to be freer, and have more satisfaction when dealing with empathic and attentive doctors.

 

Danyaro graduated from Bayero University Kano, he can be reached via [email protected]