During the Practicals such as in Pathology or Microbiology, the students get first hand experience with the para-clinical tests and procedures that are vital for modern diagnosis of diseases. It is truly some fascinating hours that they get to spend in those labs.
At the end of two hours of working with the specimens and microscopes, the department residents come to take a class. This is when the agony and insanity starts. Regardless of the fact that the students have been working for over 3 hours since lunch they are made to stand for over 45 minutes while the resident goes on and on about the topic of the day.
Yes I agree, what is being taught is usually very useful and the tips and advice coming from the residents are sometimes not found even in the text books. But why not sit down and go about it with a bit of comfort? In what study has it shown that students find it easier to concentrate when they are made to stand for long periods of time in a hot and humid place? What is the problem with sitting down in the many many chairs available in the lab?
After 10 minutes of listening to the resident most students are preoccupied with their aching legs. Is this the best way to teach and to learn?
This kind of stupid and irrational behaviour is not befitting of medical practitioners who are responsible for the lives of their patients.
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u seem like u still havent finished final year..wait til u come 2 final year..it just gets worse..
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