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March 3 ,2012,

It was their dream come true day for all those who aspired to be doctors. It was the first day of internship for Avani and her friends. They wore their new aprons with stethoscope around their neck instead of being in their pockets as students. Their name batches had changed .It had become black letters on white background instead of white letters on black background with affix Dr. written across. Dr.Avani Narasimhan, Dr.Ananya Horatti, Dr.Pooja M U,Dr.Abdul Mirza beamed with smile while they walked towards the main hall to look at notice board to view their allotted postings.
Avani was posted to Medicine while her friends were posted to Surgery, Paediatrics and Gynaecology.
As Avani entered Medicine first unit, she was welcomed by the smiling face of her senior Dr.Romilla Das.She congratulated and welcomed them."Hi !I am Dr.Romilla Das ,your senior. Congratulations, welcome to internship. I hope your smile stays like this even next year as mine seems to be fading very soon".Avani did not understand what her senior said. She knew how hierarchy was always respected in Medicine as she said "Hi Ma'am! I am Avani, new intern posted to first unit."
"Hey, you have passed your final year successfully Dr.Avani. From now on always address yourself as doctor with your full name.A lot of doctors will not like it if you say your name like this .Now, come on tell me what is your name from now on "said Dr.Romilla Das.
Avani gleamed at her and said "OK ma'am.Here I go.I am Dr.Avani Narasimhan posted as Intern to first unit Medicine. "
"That's good .Ok come soon, we have to go meet our head of the department Dr.Shankara Raman K, before he begins his rounds at his office.Otherwise he 'll be angry. "

5

The last one month of final year medicine postings was getting over.It was time for third practical internals.Avani and her friends prepared diligently for the next day's practicals.
As usual students made a note of diagnosis of patients admitted in their unit.Then they asked their postgraduate students which of these patients would be alloted to them for examination. It was not just history taking and getting the clinical details that made the students pass their examination. It was their ability to answer questions asked during viva by the examiner and convince their examiner about their "deep" knowledge that got them through. In Avani's angle it was just by God's grace as she landed up with a patient suffering from hemiplegia wherein she had to know details of elaborate examination of central nervous system and know the pathways of the reflexes next day they were being alloted their cases for examination. 
Everyone hoped that don't land up getting a stroke patient who had recovering  in the ward as they felt the testing of nervous system  was the most elaborate and difficult. They had to pick up the chits showing patients bed numbers.As one predicted, Avani ended up getting the examination of nervous system. Dr.Venkateshwara R C was given the responsibility to show the students their bed numbers and give the question papers asking them to examine a particular system. Avani walked towards bed number 32 having a feeling of doom as she read 'Examination of Nervous system '.Dr.Venkateshwara came close to her and whispered "Don't worry. Even I got CNS examination ."He strolled away before she could react.
Dr.Mahesh Murthy was absent that day.So Dr.Yashasvini examined Avani on his behalf.
'Avani why aren't you dressed as usual' asked Dr.Yashasvini.That reminded her that she hadn't put her kajal and lip gloss as she was in a hurry that day.All she did was to dab on some sunscreen as her mother fed her breakfast. 'Oh madam .I was in a hurry this morningshe blurted.She wondered if it was appropriate for her to have blurted to the examiner.
She then clearly answered Dr.Yashasvini and passed her exams.