Scribblings of a Medic turns 1!

Has it been a year already? Major birthday vibes! I cannot believe the number of amazing people I have met over the last year because of this blog. I have loved connecting with both medics and non-medics from all over the world via Instagram, WordPress and email. When I started the blog a year ago, …

Essential language skills – The IELTS examination

As a requirement for studying abroad, it was essential that I sit for an english proficiency examination. There are many to choose from including the IELTs and TOEFL. In order to enter medical school I sat for the IELTS - the International English Language Testing System. It is not as scary as it sounds if …

A little bit of song and dance is good for the soul!

Living in Sri Lanka, a good musical or play that is performed on the scale as that in London's west end or New York's Broadway, is very hard to come by. I am no theatre expert, but I definitely do enjoy a good theatre experience. Whilst a student in the UK, I would wait for …

the nutritious junkie

Nutrition is a vital part of health management whether you are a fully fledgednutritionist or even a junior doctor, but let's be honest, in a busy ward we really don't pay much attention to it. As an intern in the surgical ward I would always order diabetic diets for the diabetics and high protein diet …

New year resolution update!

So it's almost 3 months since I embarked on my "get-my-life-back-on-track" resolutions and there have been a few changes since then. I'm not going to lie they were definitely quite challenging, but some were strangely much easier to do than others. I have the least amount of will power than anyone I know. 1. Still …

2018 New Year Resolutions!

Taking a break from medicine now for a more personal blog. Bit late in the day I know, but better late than never. 2017 was a great year, but the slogging of internship really took a toll on my mind and body. So this year I've decided to get more proactive about taking care of …