School of Medical Sciences, USM: 1st & 2nd Year (Throwback)

 Assalamualaikum and hai semua,

Apa khabar, semua baik-baik belaka ke? Musim COVID ni bukannya kesihatan fizikal je kena jaga tau, mental sangatlah kena jaga. Harapnya semua sihat lah ye.

Hmmm, lama betul tak update blog. Rasa macam 'eh aku ada blog, nak update lah haha' gitu. Alhamdulillah Pyka berjaya tamatkan pengajian Pyka October '21 walaupun diuji dengan pandemik COVID-19. Jujur Pyka cakap, banyak kali jugak fikir nak defer tapi takpelah selagi boleh hadap, hadap je lah. Alhamdulillah.

So, post kali ni Pyka nak share lah sikit pengalaman Pyka sebagai pelajar perubatan di USM selama 5 tahun. Each year ada cerita tersendiri and every memories are so priceless that I think it is worth to share in my blog.

1st Year & 2nd Year

So Batch Pyka start pengajian pada Ogos 2016. Mula-mula pendaftaran asrama. Ramai gila masa tu. Jujur masa pergi USM Kubang Kerian tu rasa macam takde suasana uni pon sebab kampus kecik and sebelum tu pernah pergi UM yang sangatlah terasa susana uni nya so tak excited lah haha (Melampau ye ini anak). Untuk first year, bilik dia bagi ikut turutan kedatangan so kalau empat orang tu datang sekali, berempat lah mereka. Macam Pyka dapat bilik ketiga. Nak dijadikan cerita, terdaftar sekali dengan geng KMKU, memang onzz lah sebab member lama haha. 

Lepastu kami semua kena pergi dewan untuk taklimat. Masa tu dalam satu hall besar tu semua kena perkenalkan nama tau. Masa mention course tu adalah terselit rasa bangga sikit (Astaghfirullahalzim). Tapi serius, you guys will have that feeling percayalah. Bukan riak tau, tapi rasa your hardwork paid off gitu and to be accepted in this course is not easy especially IPTA. Sometimes when you feel down, you deserve a pat on your shoulder and say 'You've been doing alright this far, don't give up' haaa. (Sorry English puleks)

Okay sambung haha.

Then selama seminggu kami ada Program Siswa Lestari macam orientasi lah. Typical lah orientasi menari lah, senam robik lah, group projek lah, macam2. You guys will enjoy this moment. Masa ni start lah kenal ahli course masing2. Awkward nokkss lagi2 bila group project. Then habis seminggu, selesailah program orientasi kami.

Presenting all 125 of us with our PPSL.

Habis je orientasi, next week terus start kuliah. Course medic je tau terus start. Course lain ada orientasi course pulak. Jeles di situ haha.

First day masuk lab, jakun pakai whitecoat haha. Muka pon semua innocent je lagi.

Yang ni pulak jakun masuk dewan kuliah hahaha, first day

Ni jakun dapat nametag sebab ada nombor kat belakang.
Sedihnya, nombor tu ada sampai kitorang 2nd year je, 
kalau tk boleh kumpul dri first year smpi 5th year.

Setiap tahun, pihak MEDSOC akan anjurkan interyear. Tahun tu Pyka join lah netball. Bukan main2 junior pon dapat no 3 tauuu haaaa. But but but wait for next year eh haaa.

Kitorang hantar 2 team, sebab tu rameii

Banyak lagi lah yang menarik masa 1st year. Then masuklah second year. Oh lupa nak bagitahu, masa first year kami ada PBL session where during that time we will be given a case scenario and discuss. You'll stuck with the same members until 2nd year. So, other than your small circle, you'll see your PBL mate 2 times a week.

My PBL-mate. Berdebat kalah menteri masa PBL haha.

Masa 2nd year, you'll sit for your Profesional 1 Exam after semester 4 which will determine whether you can go to the clinical phase or not. This exam will cover all topics that you've learned from 1st semester to 4th semester. Unfortunately, kalau korang fail this exam, you guys need to sit for 6 weeks intensive course and repeat the exam. But don't worry, everyone will pass on their second try. Kalau fail jangan sedih, think of it as an opportunity to gain more knowledge because medicine is all about learning okay.

Bawah ni just some random photos of me during 2nd year,

Rasanya masa ni pergi clinical skill lab study untuk PRO 1.

Gambar ni 2 minggu sebelum PRO 1 exam, and we just finish
our semester 4 exam. Yes, medical school is all about exam duhh

Rasanya masa ni tengah stress masa study week tak ingat sem 
berapa. Korang kalau stress, heret lah sorang dua kawan korang
gi pantai tenangkan fikiran sekejap. Ye, memang masa itu emas,
but know that your mental health is more matter.

Kalau nak ingat balik masa study week PRO 1 tu, jujur memang Pyka ambik masa seminggu go through semua lecture notes then another week Pyka study group dengan kawan Pyka start pukul 9 malam sampai 2 ke 3 pagi. Tapi sempat lagi tu layan cerita Lafazkan Kalimah Cintamu dekat laptop haha. Ada sekali ni kawan Pyka tengah ajar satu topik ni, sedar2 dah habis. Nasib tak burnout je masa tu.

But in the end, it is all worth it. They will announce your result in dewan kuliah, they call all our names who passed, we need to stand up and bow. And everyone will give you a round of applause. Masa tu mengalir dah air mata pastu peluk member. Alhamdulillah, all my room mates pass. Yelah, kitorang nampak betapa struggle nya each other sebab pre-clinical ni is all abaout memorizing and understanding. Theory paper is not a joke (at least for me).

So, I think thats all I can summarise on how is my pre-clinical year. Banyak lagi pengalaman Pyka. Pyka buat community service untuk sunatkan budak masa cuti sekolah, PBL Pyka buat komuniti servis dekat rumah kanak-kanak mini as our requirement, I joined MIVG for futsal dekat Stadium Panasonic and banyaklah lagi.

Pada Pyka, preclinical phase tak stress langsung melainkan masa dekat nak exam. Okay, adalah stress sikit. I remember for my 2nd semester I got 2.67 GPA and my mentor siap suruh janji dengan dia untuk naikkan pointer, black & white tau. Masa third sem habis je kelas, Pyka and lagi 3 orang kawan Pyka study group. And alhamdulillah, I got 3.50 GPA for my third sem.

Join je benda yang korang minat. Life is about creating memories but bila study, buat betul-betul. I'm not the best person if you're seeking for 'Tips to become a Top Medical Student' but I can give my opinions on 'How to Survive Your Medical School'.

To juniors, enjoy your medical school. Create as many memories as you can during your pre-clinical because that 2 years are the least stressful years haha (Eh jangan takut, tak stress pun clinical year. Stress lebih sikit je haha). Take care of your health, mentally and physically. Remember, they're people around you and sometimes it is okay to ask them for help.

Bye semua, see you in the next post 👋👋👋