I have appeared for my DNB practicals last September. The Queries and issues which I raised to DNB are as follows: I was not given translator during my exams. Except for the long case that too the translator was not available completely and please remember this is community medicine exams, we need to collect socio economic history. When DNB ensures shuffle in zones for practicals, the language issues has to be addressed. Even if the examiners are not in a mood to pass, they should not insult us, we are doctors. We have a MD degree, the questions were aimed sadistically at us.
Example: Examiner: How will you access Hemoglobin in poor access settings?? Me: Using Sahli's Hemoglobinometer. Examiner: Principle?and questions went on, Examiner: So, will you not clean the patient's hand with spirit and cotton? And many Examples like this. Time given to the problems were too less. They…
