On 25 August 2024, I had two weird dreams, one after another. They were interconnected.
In the first dream, I successfully got offered a Clinical Lecturer post which I coveted so much. On the first day of my work as a Clinical Lecturer, I was assigned as an examiner for the final-year MOSLER examination.
That was my first time examining a MOSLER examination. I tried my best to ensure that I gave every student a score that accurately reflected their actual performance and that I assessed every student in the exact same way so that it's fair.
It took me quite some time to decide on the final score for each student. Despite some of my colleagues teasing me for my OCD, I was proud of the fact that I ensured the validity and reliability of the MOSLER scores.
After the MOSLER, I looked forward to my teaching sessions scheduled in the following days. The best part about working as a Lecturer is the interactions with students in teaching sessions. Suddenly, I woke up from my dream. I was quite disappointed that it was just a dream.
Soon, I fell asleep again and had the second dream which was a continuation from the previous dream. In the second dream, I signed up for the Postgraduate Certificate of Medical Education (PGCertMedEd) programme at my university as part of my Clinical Lecturer post.
However, I was informed that the PGCertMedEd programme had been discontinued this year. That was quite disappointing, but I was then told that as an alternative, I could join another PGCertMedEd programme offered by a newly established institution nearby.
The only prerequisite for joining the PGCertMedEd programme at that institution was that I had to be a Medical Lecturer with active teaching responsibilities. The programme costed a few thousand ringgit, which I was totally willing to pay.
To get the PGCertMedEd, I only had to pass a single examination. There was no need to attend regular sessions or complete assignments, so it wouldn't conflict with my duties as a Clinical Lecturer.
The registration deadline for the PGCertMedEd examination was on that day itself. I immediately rushed to that nearby institution. To enter that institution's building, I had to present the staff card of my university.
However, my staff card couldn't pass the validation checks no matter how many times I tried, thus I couldn't enter the building to register for the PGCertMedEd. I was so stressed, considering that the registration deadline was on that day. I asked for help from a security staff.
The security staff did some checking and said there was no record of my employment at my university. I told him that I am a Clinical Lecturer, having examined the final-year MOSLER just the day before. He then said to me "You didn't get the Clinical Lecturer post, did you?"
At that time, I woke up from my dream. In real life, I never got offered the Clinical Lecturer post.
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