remitha Damodaran’s day starts at 5.30am. Having some time to herself in the morning helps her cope with her workload later in the day as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur. “Along the way I’ve come to understand that I thrive on challenges because they keep my mind going,” the 59-year-old says with a laugh. “It’s like my son always says, I like to.” Throughout her career, challenges have seemed to go hand-in-hand with her achievements. In medical school, she faced an all-time low when she failed her final year examinations, only to ace them six months later. Previously,
