as a result, he encountered several historically important people at the hospital, including aung san, ne win, bo letya, bo setkya, thakin than tun, thakin mya, ba cho, kyaw nyein, s. c. bose, and j. r. bhonsle. according to myint swe, he played a small part in the courtship between aung san and khin kyi, a senior nurse at the hospital. at the beginning of the courtship, aung san used to bring him and bo letya along to khin kyi's apartment at the hospital; myint swe's function was to play the violin while khin kyi sang the hits of the day. during the visits, the avid violinist also befriended his future wife tin htwe, an operating room nurse and a roommate of khin kyi and khin gyi. he earned his lmp (licensed medical practitioner) degree from the wartime medical college in 1943, and became an assistant medical officer.