The Great Indian NEET Tamasha
Medicos spend all of their 1 st and 2 nd years dreading 3 rd year and then their 3 rd years dreading internship, coz its such a drag for one and because suddenly PG entrance looms ahead. Suddenly, 4 and a half years melt down to nothing and we revere guides and volumes, like we’ve never revered Harrison’s textbook of Medicine. Finally we learn something..err.. at least I did. Only one glitch.. It’s a tad late to start learning ! How was it I never heard of Alport’s disease all these years when it was so important, we wonder. (or at least, I did). Internship( which consists of important jobs like carrying files to and fro and bringing coffee for nasty residents), an utter lack of knowledge and of course laziness too, take their toll and the first attempt comes and goes. We suddenly find ourselves in a limbo. During the drop, lots of nice uncles and aunties want to know what we’re doing sitting at home. We try to give the best possible answer to make ourselves s...