On her first day of attachment at a hospital morgue, a Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) student was confronted with the harsh realities of medical training.
As she opened the drawer containing dead bodies, the sight and atmosphere overwhelmed her. Unaccustomed to the intense environment, she immediately panicked and fled the morgue in distress.
Such experiences are common for medical trainees, who often face the emotional challenge of confronting mortality for the first time.
These incidents highlight the importance of mental preparedness in medical training, as students gradually adjust to working in high-pressure and emotionally charged settings like hospitals and mortuaries.
Instructors and supervisors typically help students cope with these situations by offering psychological support and guidance.
This particular student’s reaction underlines how essential it is for educational institutions to offer emotional and psychological preparation, especially when dealing with death and other distressing aspects of medical practice.
