Interview with our topper Dr.Mufaddal Kazi

Interview with our topper Dr.Mufaddal Kazi_

Dr. Mufaddal Kazi did his MBBS from TNMC and BYLNCH, Mumbai

and joined DAMS Regular course Regd no MU06915

He secured Rank 10 IN AIIMS, Nov.12 Exam

DAMS: Congratulations on securing a good ranks. What is the secret of your success in this exam?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: God, Prayers and Patience.

DAMS: How did your parents, family and friends contribute to your success?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: I constantly received lots of prayers and support from parents, brother and others around.

DAMS: Who influenced you to take up Medicine?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: My grandfather and parents.

DAMS: We appreciate the fact that preparing for an extremely competitive exam must be really challenging. During your preparation, did you ever doubt your ability to succeed in it?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: The DAMS tests ranks are roughly predictive of ranks in actual exams. Knowing this should help in episodes of self-doubt, in case they arise.

DAMS:  Which books did you read for the theory part?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: Standard textbooks throughout MBBS and I continued with the same during my preparation for PG entrances.

DAMS: Which books did you read for MCQ revision? Which revision books were the most productive and which were least?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: I haven’t read any MCQ books but for focussed, entrance oriented matter, I turned to DAMS text and class notes.

DAMS: How important you think was DAMS in your preparation?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: DAMS faculty is excellent and I don’t believe there can be anyone more dedicated and available for students as Dr Sumer is.

DAMS: What do you think is the better way of preparation between selective, intensive study and wide, extensive study? What did you choose as your style of studying?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: A background knowledge of all topics and subjects is required before one goes for deeper, selective study.

DAMS: Indian PG entrances are highly competitive so to compete them students end up in appearing in multiple PG exams , kindly extend your views on this and also their pros and cons of appearing in multiple PG entrances .
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: I don’t see any cons in appearing for multiple exams in which one believes there is even a small chance of getting through.

DAMS: Which subjects did you focus on?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: I concentrated on subjects I had little knowledge about from MBBS alone. Opthal, Anaesthesia, Skin, Psych, Ortho and Radiology.

DAMS: What was your strategy for the exam day? How many questions did you attempt and why?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: I took a shot at all those questions in which I could rule out even a single option, a statistically profitable strategy. Ended up attempting 193 questions.

DAMS: What do you want to specialize in, why and where?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: Internal Medicine at AIIMS, now that I have a chance of getting into it.

DAMS: Which teachers in DAMS influenced you most and what do you like about DAMS and would recommend to your juniors?
Dr.Mufaddal Kazi: All the teachers are great and I especially enjoyed the lectures in Anatomy, Pharma, Micro, ENT, Med, Surgery, Ortho and Radiology.