The Donkey Resident

Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji (fictional name) was professor of Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi. One of his favorite ways of expressing displeasure at the junior residents working in his unit was to call them donkey (ass). His way of saying donkey in his mother tongue, Bengali, in a long drawn out manner ‘Gadahaaa’ was quite famous.

Dr. Dev (fictional name) was junior resident in Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji’s unit. Needless to say he was one of the favourite residents at the receiving end of being called donkey.

Once, during a through academic ward round, Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji, was unsatisfied by the answers provided by the junior residents during the round. While sitting in the Unit’s duty room, after the round, sipping a cup of tea, Dr. Chaturji said to the junior residents, “You all are donkeys. I feel sorry for the patients whom you all are going to treat in future.”

On hearing this Dr. Dev said, “Sir, You call us donkeys as if it is a bad thing. But, Chanakya had said that the ideal student should be like a donkey.”

(Chanakya was an ancient Indian teacher, writer, philosopher, and statesman)

“How?” asked a surprised Dr. Chaturji, as donkey is supposed to be the epitome of foolishness.

“Chanakya has written that the ideal student should be able to work long hours tirelessly like a donkey. He should not be bothered by the harsh working conditions and be satisfied despite all hardships like a donkey (ass).”

Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji become speechless. After that he stopped calling anyone donkey for some time.

But old habits die hard.

After a few weeks had elapsed, when he got angry at some resident, he once again started calling them donkey but started adding,

“If I call you donkey, even the donkey will get insulted.”

And, also,

“You are a donkey, but definitely not Chanakya’s donkey.”

Some more donkeysim at https://agnipathdoctors.blogspot.com/search/label/Donkey

(Based on true incident)
— ND
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The Quiz Topper

Dr. Dev (fictional name) was in first year of junior residency in Department of Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi. A workshop on surgical sutures (stitches) material was organised for the residents of the department. At the end of the workshop a written test was organised to check what the residents have learned by attending the workshop. 

As Dr. Dev’s seniors had taught him well about sutures and other surgical instruments on joining the department, he had good knowledge even before the workshop. Also, as that day was not their emergency admission day, he was able to attend the workshop uninterrupted. 

Due to this, Dr. Dev topped the test defeating even the second and third residents by scoring a perfect 20 out of 20 marks .

Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji (fictional name) was Professor and Unit Head of unit in which Dr. Dev was posted. Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji had left the workshop well before the test was taken and the result was declared.

Next day, at the time of ward round, the Assistant Professor posted in the Unit informed, Dr. TK Chaturji, “Sir, after you left the workshop a test was conducted for the residents in which Dr. Dev topped.” 

 Dr. Tarun Kumar Chaturji who was not impressed with Dr. Dev’s academic powers looked with amazement at Dr. Dev and remarked, “If twenty donkeys (asses) run together, some donkey or other will come first.” “That doesn't mean that donkey has now become a horse.” “He will still remain a donkey.”

  After some achievement if your superiors/ teacher / parents / colleagues do not feel overjoyed or do not express their pleasure, do not take this as a discouragement. It may be that they just feel that you are destined for much bigger greatness or they do not want you to become complacent and stop improving yourself.

 An achievement is an achievement whether it is celebrated or not celebrated by your superiors/ teacher / parents or colleagues.

 (Based on true incident)
— ND
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The Peacock, The Lion and The Ass

The single man is a peacock, the engaged man a lion, the married man an ass (donkey).

— German proverb

I was having a conversation with my good friend Dr. Jolting (or Dr. Jhatka). I asked his opinion about the above mentioned German proverb. 

Dr. Jolting replied, ‘Dev, I cannot comment on the proverb in reference to a man’s marital (marriage) status, but this proverb fits the middle part of medical student’s career’.

‘How is that possible?’ I asked my friend, Dr. Jolt. 

Dr. Jolting replied, ‘When a MBBS student, after years of study passes his final exam and starts his internship, with the prefix- Dr. before his name, he feels like a peacock. How many of us are not guilty of displaying out new found 'Dr.' status like a peacock preens and displays his feathers?’

‘When he gets selected in a Post-graduation (PG) Residency entrance exam with good rank, he feels like a lion’. ‘You know how difficult it has now become to get PG seat in good college and branch. Sometimes, students don’t get selected even after giving the PG entrance exams five to six times. The PG entrance exam selected doctor feels like a lion among his less fortunate peers.’

‘And, when he joins the PG residency in some high profile institute like AIIMS or PGI Chandigarh, especially in branches with tough working condition like Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Orthopedics, etc, he feels like or is made to feel like an ass (donkey)’. 

 Truth or Fiction? You decide!

— NKD

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