THE SUPEROMEDIAL : ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN NIGERIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS

      Being a medical student is faced with diverse academic challenges and responsibilities, most of which are tackled with the level of stuff in the cerebrum; the Intelligence Quotient and the company of friends, the crux of which are the superomedials.
      According to the anatomical terms of relationship and comparison, superomedial is a combined term which defines a structure which is nearer to the vertex and to the median plane. Its relation to the medical lifestyle is hilarious yet sensible. Being a rookie in medical school, a lecturer once said in an introductory class that 'If by the time you check the score board and you discover that your pals are far below you, leave them during study time and find friends who are superior and can help you'. A fellow class mate however shocked me with the fact that its actually 'superomedial' friends.
      Who are the superomedials?
      Medicine and Surgery, as noble and prestigious as it is, requires collaborative efforts (which includes academic discussion groups, trading stuff by barter, joint night classes and a host of other strategies) from the students to scale through the odds. The superomedials are therefore a set of people (can be anyone) who with the right level of knowledge (academic or nonacademic), skills, and academic excellence are ahead of others.
      De die in diem, through our journey in medical school, we discover these great minds one after the other. They however, have a unique set of characteristics which differentiate them from their rival counterparts; the 'superolaterals'.
      Superomedials, irrespective of their varying personalities are nice set of intellectuals who are very humble. Their level of humility makes them see their academic status as a mere opportunity and as a platform to bring other fellows into limelight.
      They are brainiacs who are always ready to learn and admit the slightest mistake. They are most times slow to anger and always ready to forgive. Superomedials are smarties who love to teach, not to show off their expertise but to impart the skill with the right method to pedagogy.
      A contrast to the above said characteristics are for the superolaterals, who in their self pride think that only their intellects has brought the thus far. A superolateral can however improve to become a superomedial and viceversa.
It's a matter of choice.

The plain stylus,
KAYODE AYOMIDE 'TIMILEHIN