Medical Aspects Taken for Granted

*To whom correspondence should be addressed: Mohammad Ahad Qayyum, 9 J Johar Town, Sunflower Colony, Lahore, Pakistan Tel: 92-42-5310776 E-mail: [email protected] It is quite extraordinary how the knowledge of certain aspects of medicine such as understanding medical etymology, symbols and history are not stressed upon during our medical training. These aspects are in fact responsible for forming the basis of our identity as medical practitioners, the ignorance of which is rather unfortunate because, in my experience, I have found these topics to be extremely potent in enhancing one's understanding and interest in his/her profession.