The First Hernia Operation

As an intern, Dr. Dev was posted in the Surgery Department of AIIMS, New Delhi.

For those who are not aware, after passing the final MBBS exam, the students are provisionally treated as a doctor but are required to work under supervision for one year in the hospital in various departments which is known as the internship. After successful completion of the internship, the intern is recognized as a full-fledged doctor and can then practice independently.

By his hard work, inter-personal skill and his clear aim of becoming a surgeon later in life, he convinced the senior resident to let him do an operation of an inguinal hernia as the chief surgeon.

When the patient was under the influence of the anesthesia, Dr. Dev proudly walked and stood at the place of chief surgeon at the patient’s side. On seeing this, the assistant nurse asked the senior resident with dismay, “Sir, are you going to let him do the operation? Please don’t bore me to death and do the operation yourself fast.”

Dr. Dev looked at the nurse with anger and annoyance at the fact that even though she is qualified as a nurse, she is questioning a doctor’s competence. Then he quickly looked with pleading eyes at the senior resident, silently imploring him to not listen to the nurse and let him do the operation. 

Luckily the senior resident stood true to his word and guided Dr. Dev as he performed his first hernia as an intern under the watchful judgemental eyes of the assistant nurse.

The great (and the not so great) among us had to start humbly at some time. The teachers and masters of today were students and neophytes of yesterday. At the beginning of one’s career, one may have to face criticism and ridicule by persons in lower post or less qualified by us. Instead of getting disheartened and distracted by this, concentrate on improving and learning your subject to reach the pinnacle of your field.

(Based on true incident)

— ND
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