In one of our dissection practicals, we removed a bullet from the chest of a cadaver. An actual bullet. And ever since then, I’ve been thinking differently about cadavers and how anatomy labs in Nigeria actually get them. Because one thing most people already know is this:

If you’re a medical student struggling with study, I want you to understand something clearly: You’re not struggling because you’re “not smart enough.” You’re struggling because you’re reading the same way you read novels, newspapers, and magazines. And that method is simply

Pharmacy vs Medical Laboratory Science — Medic Band for Band A pharmacy student once told me that Pharmacy had more “clinical aura” than Medical Laboratory Science. I looked at him and laughed. “How?” I asked him. “You guys don’t even work in the clinic.” Now before some

As a medical student, please don’t sleep on audiobooks. Yes, I know you’ll be wondering: “What audiobooks?” “Are there even medical audiobooks for our lectures?” Listen carefully. Today, with AI, you can literally create explanatory audio lectures from your slides and

Another cool stuff about medical school is that you can never see a medical student who's a cultist. We can't relate to that brouhaha

In medical school, you are constantly preparing for exams. No doubts about it. So don’t ruin your social life because you want to “lock in” for an exam. Because it is going to be that way for the next 6–8 years. You are always going to be writing an exam. Always. Understand

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How to buy suya as a medical student: “Boss, surgically excise for me the lateral abdominal musculature of this bovine specimen. And please include a moderate portion of the gluteal region. Not too much adipose tissue. I need predominantly skeletal muscle fibers. Also add

Anytime you hear a medical student talk about specialties, it’s usually the same list: Neurosurgery. Cardiothoracic surgery. Ophthalmology. Gynecology. Orthopedic surgery. These are the “big names” in Nigerian medical school conversations. High prestige. High attention. High

Know the difference between a clinic and a hospital. Many people use the words interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. A clinic is different from a hospital based on: • size • complexity • facilities • admission capacity • scope of treatment Clinics are usually

In medical school, one of the biggest mistakes students make is depriving themselves of sleep and then calling it “discipline.” You are not disciplined because you study long hours at night when you should be sleeping. Most of the time, you are simply paying for poor planning.

If you're a very beautiful girl in medical school, I guarantee you that a senior registrar or a senior colleague you don't find attractive is going to come and ask you out. Tell him that you're married. Just tell him that you're married. There’s a story I know of a girl who

One skill I find very valuable from watching my seniors who are already doctors is the ability to smell trouble from a mile away and stay away from it. One thing people don’t talk about concerning becoming a doctor or being a doctor is that you have to work with people. And

I don’t like seeing doctors wear Ankara in the ward. Oh yes, I understand it’s a traditional outfit. But let me be honest. Sometimes it makes you look like a native doctor. And people hate hearing this, but presentation matters in medicine. Orthodox medicine already has a