Malignant Potential

My colleagues sees me being a potential malignant MO.

When compared to IIUM students back home in Kuantan, I less commmonly see UMS students around in the hospital. But when they are around, I do my best to share what I know, tutor style. Apparently, my style of asking questions and waiting for answers got me branded for being potentially malignant.

Back in medical school, most teachings and learning were from making you think. The process occurs better when triggered by a question and those asked finding the answer. Some lecturers ask in a sarcastic or aggressive way. These are the malignant ones. But I still think that these types of teachings are the best. It conditions you. By being scolded, you are more likely to look for the answer in the hope that when next time occurs, you are able to answer and deal with the situation better.

How different it is in the working life? No different. Only that your actions have repercussions. You are still scolded like a little child when you make mistakes. But again, this is another learning process that the mature will take as a lesson instead of as a personal insult. MOs gets the same treatment, specialist gets the same treatment. Always questions first. Makan suap does not suit the medical field. Its how we are trained.

So I don't think becoming malignant that way is that bad. Hell if that will make my apprentices better, than malignant I shall be. But I'll try not to let emotions dictate my actions. Besides, I''m not known to marah orang.

Right? >:D