An Inspirational Poem

I came across a wonderful poem in a book that I'm currently reading, "The key strategies that can make anyone a successful leader" by Zohra Sarwari, here it is:

Lessons from an Oyster - Anonymous

There was once an oyster
Whose story I tell,
Who found that some sand
Had got into his shell.

It was only a grain,
But it gave him great pain,
For oysters have feelings
Although they're so plain.

Now, did he berate
The harsh workings of fate
That had brought him
To such a deplorable state?

Did he curse at the government,
Cry for election,
And claim that the sea should
Have given him protection?

'No', he said to himself
As he lay on a shell,
'Since I cannot remove it,
I shall try to improve it'.

Now the years have rolled around,
As the years always do,
And he came to his ultimate
Destiny stew.

And the small grain of sand
That had bothered him so
Was a beautiful pearl
All richly aglow.

Now the tale has a moral.
For isn't it grand
What an oyster can do
With a morsel of sand?

What couldn't we do
If we'd only begin
With some of the things
That get under our skin.

So, we should never give up on our dreams and aspirations. We should continue in life even with the obstacles and struggles that may get in our way. For we never know, if we have enough patience, and if we're able to persevere... we may end up like the oyster and its precious pearl.

SGUL Interview Questions

I had a panel of three males, they were all Drs, one of whom was a CVS lecturer.

The following questions are organised in sets of three, one set for each interviewer.
Note: most of the questions were follow-up questions depending on the answers I gave.

• Why do you want to do Medicine?
• Tell me about your work experience.
• Is there anything else you did at your work experience?
• How are you as a person?

o What are the positive aspects of Medicine?
o Wouldn’t you rather be a nurse/radiotherapist etc.?
o Why is research important?
o What recent research have you done?
o If you were given £20 million to spend on the NHS, what would you do?
o What would you spend the money on right now?

- How were you chosen as head student?
- Can you tell me about a difficult decision you had to make as head student, or any other difficult situation?
- How are you as a leader?
- What do you think of a team?
- Are you dependent? (Can people depend on you?)
- What would you do if someone didn’t agree with you?
- What qualities do you expect your G.P to have?
- What do you think about the treatment of people with self inflicted diseases eg. A smoker with lung cancer?

On the way to the interview room, one of the interviewers asked me about my journey – they do that to make you feel comfortable!

Good luck! =)

The beginning...

The beginning is always the hardest.

Whether taking your first step as a child, holding a pen to a blank page as a writer or climbing the ladder of knowledge as a student.

It takes consistant hardwork, compromise and a little bit of luck to reach the top. Follow your dreams and success will follow you.

Whatever you choose to do in life, you must believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel.