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Secrets of Successful Doctors: A Complete Guide to a Fulfilling
Medical Career by Dr. Suresh K. Pandey
Copyright © Dr. Suresh K. Pandey 2019
Dr. Suresh K. Pandey asserts the moral right to be identified as the
author of this book. No reproduction without permission.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced
or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical,
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and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing
by the publisher.
Dedicated to
All respected teachers of Advance Eye Center, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh, India.
Prof. Amod Gupta, Prof. Jagat Ram, Prof. M. R. Dogra,
Late Dr. J.S. Saini, Prof. S. S. Pandav, Dr. Ashok Sharma,
Dr. Kanwar Mohan, Prof. Arun K. Jain, Prof. Usha Singh
In the walk of every student’s life, you are the motivation.
When we struggle through the darkness, you shine upon us as an eternal source of light.
You are oceans of knowledge whose depth is immeasurably profound, always making
learning a fun-filled, joyful, beneficial and memorable experience for us. You are the
creativity behind our ideas, the cornerstones of our lives, the source of our knowledge, and
the melody in our sounds.
Contents
Preface
Foreword
Part I: Inspiration
1. Journey to a Professional Career in Medicine: How to Prepare
Yourself for the Medical World
2. Indian Doctors and Healthcare in India: Pathway to become a
Global Leader
3. Eye for the Sky: My Journey from a Dusty Village to Being a
Doctorpreneur
Part II: Flight
4. How to Make the Best of Your Time at Medical College
5. How to do a Successful Internship and Manage Your Time
between Internship and NEET PG Preparation
6. Super-Specialty: How to Select the Most Appropriate Branch
after MBBS
7. How to Survive Residency
8. How to Obtain a Clinical Fellowship
9. Thriving the Fellowship Duration
Part III: Glide
10. Career Opportunities for Doctors in the Medical World
11. Secrets to Become the Best Doctor and Building the Best
Medical Practice
12. The Hospital Space versus Private Practice
13. Medical Professionalism and Qualities of the Best Doctor
14. How to Become the Perfect Surgeon
15. Interacting with the Patients and the Art of Patient Satisfaction
16. How to Deal with VIP Patients
17. Sharpening the Saw: Role of Medical Conferences to Upgrade
the Knowledge and Skills
18. Stress Management: Work-life Balance
19. Managing Marriage with Your Medical Profession
20. Women and Medicine: How to Achieve Balance in Career and
Family
21. Doctors and Time Management: How to Achieve More in Less
Time
22. Ethical Obligations and Medicine
23. Law and Medical Practice
24. Webutation: How to Build Your Online Reputation
25. Doctor, Heal Thyself
Part IV: Soar
26. Wealth Management for Doctors: How to do Financial Planning
27. Spirituality, Power of Faith, Prayers, and Their Role in
Healthcare and Healing
28. Leadership for Doctors
29. How to Lead and Manage a Team of Doctors and Staff-
Members
30. Negotiation Strategies for Doctors
31. Violence against Doctors: How to Overcome Confronting
Situations
32. Multi-Professional Teamwork
33. Why Doctors are Losing Public’s Trust and How to Regain
Trust in Patient-Doctor Relationship
34. International Health Careers: Opportunity for Medical
Professionals
35. Global Medical Trends and Challenges: The Changing Health
Environment
36. Pharmaceutical Industry and the Medical Profession
37. Future of Healthcare in India and Worldwide
38. The Final Word: Your Journey as a Medical Student to Become
a Successful Doctor
References
Praise from the Medical Pioneers
Acknowledgements
Preface
“May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling
and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my
help.”
- The Hippocratic Oath
What is this Book About?
Secrets of Successful Doctors: A Complete Guide to a Fulfilling
Medical Career is an attempt to offer readers in-depth insight into the
professional world of doctors and the medical career. This book is
written with the intention of providing complete guidance to medical
professionals, including students in medical colleges, medical
graduates, residents, and young doctors on how to get through the
challenges they might face at various stages of their medical career.
Considering the struggles that I faced as a medical student, I felt
essential to contribute my inputs in making the process easier for
those who have just stepped into this eternally noble profession. A
vast majority of medical students do not get the right counseling
during and after medical college, which ultimately leads them to
having a tough time and some end up taking the wrong decisions.
This impacts their entire professional work and personal life. This
book is a small effort to make a difference to the life of young doctors
who want to pursue a successful career in medicine.
Studying in a medical college is a long and challenging journey.
From the NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, the medical
college entry test) through the first year MBBS professional exams
and third-year clinical rotations to the final year viva, it is a bumpy
roller-coaster ride. Life after medical college is no piece of cake
either. It continues to get tougher at every stage.
Preparing for Pre-PG Examination, getting into the right residency
program, and choosing the right specialty or
sub-specialty are the decisions and processes that lay the
foundation of the advanced medical career ahead. Medical
graduates may not get the right advice, which results in poor
decision-making. Consequently, doctors suffer from dissatisfaction,
burnout, and slackened professional career growth. This book
endeavors to make this entire process smoother and more efficient
for medical graduates.
Why Have I Written this Book?
Time has changed considerably since I joined medical college 30
years ago, at the age of 17. Back then, there were few coaching
centers, and the competition to become a doctor was tough but not
fierce. We relied on our teachers, our notes, and available textbooks
to prepare for our medical entrance examination.
At present, excellent books, and educational resources, as well as
coaching centers are available to help the medical aspirants. We are
living in a digital era, and with the widespread availability of high-tech
smartphones and with high-speed 4G Internet connections, most of
the information is provided by “Dr. Google” in fractions of seconds.
The ease of availability of smartphone and widespread use of social
media (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) consume significant
amount of time allowing lesser time to read books. Nonetheless,
books have their own charm and significance and remain a source of
inspiration for everyone.
While working as an eye doctor in Kota (Rajasthan), I came in
contact with thousands of medical aspirants who were visiting Kota
to prepare for the NEET (The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test,
the medical college entry test). I was motivated to write this book
after talking to these students, and, their parents. Even several
patients who visited us for eye checkups have requested us to share
the secrets to becoming a successful doctor. My wife, Dr. Vidushi
Sharma, and I have also had the opportunity to visit Kota’s famous
coaching classes and have interacted with several of these students.
Due to the excellent results provided by these institutes, Kota
attracts thousands of students who come to this city for fulfilling their
dream of becoming a doctor. As a result, every year more than
100,000 students come to Kota to enroll themselves in famous
coaching institutes such as Allen, Resonance, Bansal, Career Point,
Sarvottam, Motion, Btrix, Rao Academy, Achiever Institute, etc. In
the last 13 years while working as a doctor in Kota, I have come
across not only students but their parents and relatives as well, who
