INTERNSHIP — RELEVANT OR REDUNDANT

(Abstracts — Students’ session, NMOCON-91, Karnavati)

Dr. (Miss) Navjot Gill who was adjudged the best speaker said that during internship students put into practice all that they had learnt during MBBS course. This offers opportunity to acquire experience and perfection of skill. In learning practical procedures the shortcomings are picked up by seniors and rectified, rather than learning at one’s own risk.

As all are not going to do post-graduation it is time to acquire clinical skills and confidence. Even for would-be postgraduate students it acts as an experience. One can choose or change the subject of choice by working in difference departments.

Dr. Jogesh Patel, an internee said that internship is a golden period of the life both for curricular and extra-curricular activities. During MBBS curriculum they have hardly any time for developing clinical skill besides preparing for examinations, which are more theoretical.

(Courtesy, the Aayurvigyan Pragati 1992; 12:2)