New doctor who only got enough points to pass university entrance exam was honored as valedictorian on graduation day

The secret to good study of the valedictorian

Today, August 23, in Thanh Hoa City (Thanh Hoa Province), the Thanh Hoa Branch of Hanoi Medical University held a closing ceremony for the 3rd course of medical doctors (2018 - 2024). At the ceremony, new doctor Le Dao Minh Khue was honored as the valedictorian of the Thanh Hoa Branch's medical faculty, one of 7 new doctors graduating with honors out of 109 new doctors of the course. Sharing with Thanh Nien Newspaper, Minh Khue said that her journey to becoming the valedictorian of the entire 6-year course had a starting point near the lowest in the faculty when she only had enough points to pass the entrance exam.

Le Dao Minh Khue (blue shirt) received a certificate of merit from Hanoi Medical University for his achievement of being the valedictorian of the BSYK class 3, Thanh Hoa Branch.

Minh Khue was a student in the Biology class at the High School for Gifted Students of Natural Sciences, Hanoi National University. Like most of her classmates, Minh Khue hoped to pass the medical school entrance exam at Hanoi Medical University. However, Minh Khue's high school graduation exam results were not as expected. Minh Khue not only failed her first choice (medical school at Hanoi Medical University) but also failed her second choice (dentistry and maxillofacial school at Hanoi Medical University).

Luckily, Minh Khue's score was just enough to pass her third choice, the medical major at Thanh Hoa Branch of Hanoi Medical University. With the belief that studying at the branch would be as good as studying at the main school and that her goal was to become a doctor, she decided to pack her bags and go to Thanh Hoa to study at university. When she was in high school, Khue also had to stay in a dormitory (her house was in Yen Vien Town, Gia Lam District, Hanoi), but she did not feel far from home, maybe because she could go home every week. However, when she went to Thanh Hoa to study at university, Khue missed home very much, many nights she cried because she missed her mother so much.

But the busy studying has pulled Khue out of her homesickness. Moreover, the classmates are very cute, the teachers are enthusiastic and open-minded, the branch also organizes many activities for students, gradually Khue feels that Thanh Hoa Branch is as close as her home.

"We were able to go to Hanoi to study internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and pediatrics at central hospitals in our 4th and 6th years. Every time we went to Hanoi, the teachers, despite their busy schedules at the hospitals, always made time to answer our questions. After 6 years of university, I feel that my decision to go to Thanh Hoa Branch was very wise," Minh Khue shared.

According to Minh Khue, studying well at university is not too difficult. The first thing is to clearly define the goal you want to achieve, then maintain a diligent study style like when you are studying for the university entrance exam. And importantly, if you love your school and your career, overcoming difficulties in your studies will not be too difficult. Right from the first year, Khue promised herself that she would graduate with honors. Therefore, Khue studied hard to get the best results right from the first year. "Many first-year students are negligent in their studies, and in the following years, even though they try very hard, it is difficult to raise their average score for the whole course," Khue said.

Love my job more thanks to… patients

Khue feels lucky to have studied with good teachers who have the ability to inspire students to love their profession. "No one in my family works in the medical field. Therefore, my love for the profession is completely passed on by my teachers. This love continues to be nurtured by the interactions with patients when studying at the hospital, by the dedicated work examples of doctors and nurses at the hospitals where we go to study clinical," Khue confided.

Le Dao Minh Khue (far left) with friends on graduation day

From the third year, Khue and her friends started to learn skills and interact with patients at the hospital. Since then, Khue cannot remember how many times she went to the hospital and how many patients she interacted with. But she still remembers the first patient she talked to.

"At that time, I was in my third year, and it was the first time I went to Thanh Hoa Provincial Hospital. We met an old lady with musculoskeletal problems in the Internal Medicine Department. We were all confused because we didn't have the skills to examine and talk to patients. The old lady was very kind and saw our funny situation, so she took the initiative to gently share her problems. She also said that everyone had to learn to know, and then took out candy from her bag to share with us," Khue said.

In order to not disappoint the old lady's kindness, Khue and her group of friends tried their best to support her. She and her friends listened to all the details of her illness, then consulted the medical records with the doctors, then shared and consulted with her. "In general, patients are usually very good. They have high expectations of doctors, but are also willing to cooperate with the mindset of helping and supporting medical students to learn," Khue commented.

Khue said she is currently waiting for the results of her residency exam. She hopes to get enough points to study ENT. Khue's goal is simply to become a good ENT doctor, at least like the teachers at Hanoi Medical University, who inspired her to pursue this major.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tan-bac-si-chi-du-diem-do-dai-hoc-duoc-vinh-danh-thu-khoa-ngay-tot-nghiep-185240823184312034.htm