by Shaju | Dec 11, 2022 | Students
“I love dentistry for the practical skills and the good feeling of helping people in need. I question if I want to still pursue.” Kathy prompted me to her partner’s state of mind. “Manjrul is kind of lost these days. I’m a bit worried...
by Shaju | Oct 31, 2022 | Students
I had an opportunity to design and conduct a stress management workshop for the Year 3 dental students as part of the Wellness module. Earlier, I used to run a series of slides and have a discussion. I wanted to do a bit of hands-on this time but was at a loss. My...
by Shaju | Oct 10, 2022 | Students
I swallowed my judgements when I heard this from one of my students, Julia, who came for coaching. “I want to talk to people!” I remained in rapt attention wanting to know more. “I can talk to only 3-4 friends. I want to be like those guys who can talk endlessly.” Any...
by Shaju | Oct 4, 2022 | Faculty, Students
“That is the best compliment I had from you” It was a lazy Sunday. As usual, I tried to inject some life into our Sunday. I will try to make pizza today. My teenage daughter is very particular about food. When it is palatable, she says it is normal. I was yet to hear...
by Shaju | Sep 28, 2022 | Students
“I want to do better in my studies, but don’t have the drive” The first session with Tariq went no where. We both were to square one, there is no motivation to do well in studies. “What is the difference between A or C. Anyways, I will get the...
by Shaju | Sep 3, 2022 | Students
“I didn’t know I could influence my lecturers. I thought it was inappropriate and unethical.” I was prepared for this kind of statements from students who attended IMU’s inaugural Student Empowerment Workshop. A discussion on this aspect was...
