I must admit that I, too, was—and still am—a medical teacher who guided—or is misguided the more appropriate word?—over three dozen postgraduates in writing their MD theses. I do not wish to stand on a pedestal or adopt a “holier than thou” posture. I have erred, misjudged, behaved badly, mishandled situations, and at times, been …
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The fall of the MD thesis
Another DNB thesis lands in my inbox—joining its MD cousins. My task is to evaluate it. A formality, really. The postgraduate has written it, the professor has supervised it—or so the paperwork claims. I enter the username, type the password, and open the file—without hope. An immaculate PDF appears. Crisp formatting. Polished grammar. Elegant English. …
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗚𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
“Enough is enough,” thundered Dr. Sushila Nayar, her voice cutting through the hall.“No more free PG seats for MGIMS boys and girls. If they want postgraduate degrees, they must first serve two years in the villages.” She meant it. In 1969, Dr. Nayar had built MGIMS on a dream: to raise doctors who would live …
MD Theses sans acknowledgments
The MD theses, finally, are over. Focused research questions, great introductions, meticulous methods, well-laid out results and structured discussions. But what the theses won’t have this year is their most readable section – acknowledgements. The section, guides loved to leaf through in the close confines of their office. The section that boosted their self-esteem. The …