6. Competitive
This spirit is important as
medicine is a field that is highly challenging and the exams can be tough. This
does not mean yhat one has to be selfish and not help one’s colleagues to
acquire knowledge for fear that they will get better marks. There has to be a
healthy mindset where a benchmark is set and students should strive to achieve
it.
7. Respect for others
All medical students must develop
this highly crucial values as they will dealing with people who, as well as their
relatives, are physically well but can be mentally or emotionally disturbed (as
a result of the patient’s illness). Respectful behaviours will automatically
gain respect from the other party and this will help in the management of both
the patients and relatives. In addition, respect from the lecturers, friends,
and colleagues will foster good relationships and will create a healthy working
environment.
8. High EQ-emotional quotient
This very much talked-about new
quotient, apart from the usual IQ or intelligent quotient, is important as it
will determine how one handles one’s emotion in a stressful situation. It is
about expressing one’s emotion in a way that will not hurt other people even
though what has to be said a negative remark. As an example, one can show his
or her anger or displeasure in a polote and gentle voice but the message of
displeasure is put across. The strongest person in the world is actually one
who can control his or her anger.
9. High SQ
Spritual and social quotient :
this involves ensuring one’s relationship with God. All religions teach their
followers to exercise good behaviours. A person who has high spiritual quotient
will do what should be doneand not otherwise. This will lead to the development
of wholesome person who will be gentle to the people surrounding him and other
creatures created by God. This will then lead to a high social quotient where a
person will not harm or hurt anyone by his looks, words and deeds.
10. Goal-driven
This makes someone focused on his
or her work and not lose his or direction in life no matter what happens along
the way. This will create a healthy attitude towards their study, examination,
training and relationship with their frends.
11. Team-spirit
This is extremely essential in
the medical field as medicine is always about teamwork where a patient may
present with a problem that has to be managed by a team of doctors. This
requires one to be tolerant and accommodative with a high EQ and SQ.
12. Serenity
The common Malay term is lapang dada. In this age of academic
afferent chievement and material gain, soul cleansing is very important. In the
medical field, different people have different levels of achievements,
especially during medical schools. A medical student who does not appear to
study may do well in his or her exam compared to another student who has been
slogging for the past few months.
The lack of soul cleansing or
high spirituality will lead to unhealthy feelings of jealousy towards the high
achievers and blaming of perhaps the surrounding, lecturers or even God for
one’s failure.
However, if one has serenity as a
result of soul cleansing, seeing the success of others will futher motivate one
to work hard and create the feeling of happiness of other people’s achievement.
This will allow one to accept his or her failures and work hard for future exams
whilst preventing any ill feelings towards others.
13. Accommodative
This is an important asset that is neede to allow a person to
tolerate negative values or situations around him or her. As a medical student,
one is bound to meet various types of personalities who may not be to his or
her liking. This can range from one’s friends, lecturers, patients and medical
staff. Lack of accommodative attitude can lead to loss of tolerance to others.
This will cause disharmony in one’s relationship with other people.
(How to become a good &
successful medical student; Muhaya Hj Mohamad)
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