Dr. TP (Fictional Name) who wanted to do Mch [super-specializing after Master of Surgery (MS) exams] appeared for the AIIMS, New Delhi pre-Mch Gastro-Intestinal (GI) Surgery selection exam.
He was the top scorer in the theory paper and had first rank on the basis of theory marks. He was called for the practical and viva exam which had equal marks as the written exam.
Please note that the number of candidates called for the practical and viva exam is usually three times the seat available. As there was three seats available in the Mch GI Surgery course in AIIMS, New Delhi, at that time, the top nine candidates on the basis of theory marks were called for the practical exams. The final merit list was to be made after combining the marks from the theory and the practical exam and only the top three students were to be selected.
During the viva when the AIIMS, New Delhi’s GI Surgery faculty learned that Dr. TP has done his MS in General Surgery from Khota Medical College (Fictional Name), the atmosphere of the viva changed.
The examiners told him as he had not been exposed to the complex and advanced GI surgeries being performed at AIIMS, New Delhi, during his MS residency, he is not a fit candidate for Mch in their department.
Dr. TP’s effort to convince them that he is a quick learner and he has the requisite theoretical knowledge as he had already topped the theory exam, did not cut the mustard with the examiners. Dr. TP realized what Charles Caleb Colton has so aptly said: 'Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer'.
When the results were declared, as expected Dr. TP was not selected for the Mch course. On the basis of the combined marks in the theory and viva exams, he was ranked fifth in the merit list.
A similar thing happened to Dr. Robert (Fictional Name), who had again done his MS degree in General Surgery from Khota Medical College. He appeared for the AIIMS, New Delhi’s pre-Mch exam for Neurosurgery. He was first in the theory but after the practical and viva when the final results were declared, he was last in merit and therefore rejected.
Where we have studied or worked previously may cast a black shadow on our personal achievements. We may not get our dream job because the examiner or selector is not impressed by our previous college or company. We may not get a chance to show our capabilities closing the door of future growth for us.
The reverse may be also true. Many have reported that undergraduates from AIIMS, New Delhi are preferred candidates in the various medical colleges in the USA as compared to other colleges from India.
We will discuss some solutions to this problem in the next post.
(Based on allegedly true incidents)
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