Altruism For Medical Students Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Medicine is the most competitive
And lucrative field of education.
The academic brilliance test
Is the scale for selection of students.

Medicine is the most essential
And life saving field to the mankind.
The altruistic aptitude must rank high
For the selected to the medical coarse.

Aptitude test for courage is a must
For the entry to the defence service.
Aptitude for leadership is a must
For the entry to the management course.

To earn status coupled with high income
Has been the propeller for the aspirants.
Studying medicine is made expensive,
Affluence has been the source providing.

A survey finds only one third of pupils
Have got a high altruistic tendency,
Thanks neither to the sermons and scripture
Nor to the schooling but to their parents..

A doctor must be service oriented.
Lack of service must not cost patient's life.
Want of money must not cost the patient's life.
It is time medical students were screened.
11.10.2017
(Low level altruism: eg. Giving directions to reach a place.
Middle level altruism: eg. Offering one's turn to the less privileged.
High level altruism: eg. Donating blood.)