My son is going to be a doctor. Why does he need the “Management Quotient”?

A doctor is a manager of a team of nurses and other staff. He may head a department or hospital. At that time he needs people management skills. He needs to know marketing management to promote his services.

I am a successful doctor and my son will also be a successful doctor. Why should we worry about his mental health?

The risk of suicide among doctors is considered 2.5 times higher than that in the general population. In the United States, it is said that yearly, nearly 400 physicians die by suicide. As per regional studies in India, suicide rates are higher in the south Indian states compared to the northern states. Out of the 30 suicides, 57% were from south India. Specialities where a higher rate of suicide is seen are Anaesthesiology, General Medicine, and Psychiatry.

My son is not going for trekking. Then why does he need survival skills?

“A scholar who was crossing a river in a boat started a conversation with the boatman. He named different books and asked the boatman whether he had read any of them. When he said no the scholar remarked you have wasted half your life if you have not. As their conversation was going on a crack formed in the boat and water rushed in. On seeing this boatman asked the scholar if he could swim. The scholar replied that he had never learned to swim. The boatman who was preparing to swim commented then your whole life is wasted as the boat is about to sink”