Jayashree's Blog

Hello everyone. Do you remember when you joined social media? I joined Facebook in the year 2012 when I was in class 6. Sometimes after school I used to login for just a few minutes and talk with my friends. At that time everything was very simple. Gradually things became more and more technologically advanced and we have so much to do. Now we have the world in our hands. During our schooldays having internet and a phone was not a necessity but today a child needs internet to carry out his school works. Really, how things have changed over the years! Internet and social media are great platforms to learn but there are a few things which are not good about it and young children are quite vulnerable towards those. In this post I want to discuss about such problems so that the young generation can always be safe and make good use of social media. Firstly, I want to point out the fact that nowadays there is no lack of social media influencers. It is natural for young people to copy them ...

  Hello everyone. Since this coronavirus pandemic started, we are confined to our homes. Schools and colleges are shut since March and we are unable to go out. Amidst online classes, work etc people have found out many new activities to do and also give time to their hobbies. Every now and then we find our friends have started an art and craft account, YouTube channel, food account, blogs and what not. But what is our role in it? Can we help them? I think we have a major role in supporting others. Whenever someone tells us about doing something they love or starting something new we should always encourage them. This is applicable in everything. A few words of encouragement can do wonders. Also, we can give them our views on how they can improve and also rectify their mistakes, thus helping them to grow. Once we support and encourage them, they get motivated to work hard. It doesn’t matter whether they are doing very good in it or it is perfect, just give them a compliment, encoura...

Last year in September, JMCH in association with Pinkishe foundation organised a health camp at Toklai tea estate. I had a great time being a part of it. It was a very different and enlightening experience for all of us.  Toklai tea estate is situated in Jorhat, Assam. The local people living there  mostly belong to the tea garden community and work in the tea estate. The main aim of our visit was to raise awareness among the women about menstrual hygiene and about the use of sanitary napkins. Some interactive sessions followed by general health check-up and free distribution of sanitary napkins and medicines were also part of the program. We were guided by our seniors and Pinkishe foundation, an organisation for women empowerment. They are working to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene among the Indian women. The girls and women who took part in the program were of the age group 13 to 50 years. We checked their weight, measured their blood pressure and then asked whether ...

What do you do when you face a difficult situation? For example, when you are angry, when you feel devastated, or when you are at your most vulnerable self. Often in these situations we are very prone to take wrong decisions and do things which we might not have done if we were in a good state of mind. Not only adults but children too display extreme anger or frustration, like temper tantrums. One of the management techniques of such outbursts in children is called time out. Here the parent asks the child to be alone in a safe and quiet place for some time till such behavior subsides. It is considered to be useful. So, for adults too we should try to practice this. But how? We should build a foxhole in our mind. A foxhole is a hole dug for a soldier to lie or sit for protection from the enemy army during a war. To build a foxhole in our mind means that in tough situations when we are distressed, we should try to spend some time alone in that space we have created inside our mind. It wi...

Hello everyone. Let's talk about exams today.  I gave my First MB exam in July, 2019. After completing one year in JMCH we were all set to sit for our final examinations. Anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, these three subjects are taught in the first year. We got a month as our study leave but I came home for 15 days. When I returned back to hostel I could feel the exam pressure building up. Covering everything seemed impossible. The syllabus is huge and it takes a lot of effort to memorize. Sometimes I spoke to family and friends and they tried to help me as much as they can. Before anatomy exam I almost stopped going to the dining hall to get my food and would survive on biscuits, coffee and instant noodles. Sometimes I studied and at the same time cried because I was not able to finish the syllabus. The practicals were tough too. I could only manage to sleep for 2-3 hours before heading out for the exams.  And after coming back with all the tiredness of the day I could n...

  In life we can never be prepared for anything because life is so unpredictable. One moment everything is fine and in the blink of an eye everything is lost. Think about life before this corona virus pandemic. We went to college, we met our friends, we went out and enjoyed and now online classes, conference calls, work from home, these are the new normal. And for some who have lost their jobs and are struggling to find a way of living they are facing another pandemic amidst the pandemic we all have seen. I have always believed that praying has helped me to remain positive in most difficult situations. The faith that God is listening to my prayers and that he will make everything okay helps me to go on. Sometimes I write, I write about my problems, my happy moments and moments of sadness. Painting also helps me a lot to de-stress. The idea is to believe that any problem we face is transient. Our goal is to stay strong and face every problem with courage. Remember, this too shall pa...

Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I am 21 years old and I am pursuing MBBS from Jorhat Medical College, Assam. I am in my second year of med school and I want to share some of my experiences with you in this platform. I hope you will enjoy reading. Since my schooldays I wanted to become a doctor and in 2018 I got admission in JMCH. I was delighted to start this journey. On the very first day we took the Hippocratic Oath. To wear the white coat, to have my first stethoscope and to attend classes from doctors were so exciting for me. In anatomy we got to dissect the cadaver, in physiology we learnt to measure blood pressure and in biochemistry we learnt to do various chemical tests. Exams were the most difficult part. The syllabus was huge enough to be completed in one night. I never had the habit of studying everyday so it was very stressful during exams. In med school we have 9 semesters. First two semesters is the first year. After completion of the 1st year we have our fina...