Dr Kishor M
Volume 12 Issues 11 November, 2022
Down the memory lane
Head of the Department of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College & Hospital, JSSAHER (Deemed to be University), Mysuru, Karnataka, India
The class began for final-year medical students; as previously notified to them, I called the student who was assigned a five-minute presentation on the topic. As the student initiated the session and concluded enthusiastically, I was stunned by the student’s ability to conceptualize the topic, the presenting skills & grasp the section of the presentation. I had never thought a medical student could present so well. Fresh from my post-graduation and taking up a faculty position in medical college, I was trying too many ways to engage students & one of the ways was to assign a small topic for each session.
It was amazing to know that students have immense potential & skills which need to be encouraged & opportunities provided. In the meantime, I had forgotten when we were undergraduates, that rarely was an opportunity given. Once, five of the class were assigned an entire session on the basics of radiology. Interestingly all our batchmates appreciated our session. All those memories & the fresh experience of witnessing this amazing student’s ability lingers in my mind & then I always consider & assign some components to every session. It is a rich teaching-learning experience. Incidentally, the medical student turned out to be a passionate teacher during his postgraduate days & he married someone impressed with his teaching skills !!
