GRADUATE EVALUATION ... NEED FOR A CHANGE

Authors

  • Muhammad Shamim Anwar

Abstract

After a ward round on a very busy emergency day
when I entered my office the ward clerk dropped two
huge postal packets wrapped in thick cloth, tightly
sewed-up by some master tailor and covered with
thick official seals. For a moment I could feel my
heart thump inside my chest, my mouth became dry
and I had a sticky feel in my throat. These were
MBBS descriptive essay scripts from the university
sent for checking. The bundles were capable of
giving a prolapsed disc to a robust young man if he
tried to be brave and pick them up. I was therefore
not going to try. The accompanying letter said:

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How to Cite

Anwar, M. S. (2007). GRADUATE EVALUATION . NEED FOR A CHANGE. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 19(2). Retrieved from https://jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/index.php/jamc/article/view/5000