My journey through medical school, thoughts on medicine, ethics, specialties, pre-med perils, and advice for those who want to do the same.
“"Virus" is a Latin word used by doctors to mean, "Your guess is as good as mine”
"The difference between an itch and an allergy is about one hundred bucks."
"A patient going to a doctor for his first visit was asked, ''And whom did you consult before coming to me?'' ''Only the village druggist,'' was the answer. ''And what sort of foolish advice did that numbskull give you?'' asked the doctor, his tone and manner denoting his contempt for the advice of the layman. ''Oh,'' replied his patient, with no malice aforethought, ''he told me to come and see you.''"
"He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines" Benjamin Franklin
A man speaks frantically into the phone, "My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart!"
"Is this her first child?" the doctor queries.
"No, you idiot!" the man shouts. "This is her husband!"
Oh! My! God!
ReplyDeleteYou'll see when you get to clinics. Try to relax about what you'll be going into for now. Preferences change when you see what it's actually like to do a particular specialty. Shadowing is not a good substitute for doing.
Oh, and there's a sh*t ton of ortho in emergency medicine. Thought you might like to know that.
Congrats Ella! Even though you are staying open to your options, it looks like subconsciously you made your decision. Better work on your Matrix-like urinal dodging skills.
ReplyDeleteDear Anon-
ReplyDeleteCompound fractures, splinting, exposed bone, stabilizing bones for ortho to come and fix something... that I can handle. No problem. But I guarantee I won't have to do a hip replacement in EM. Yuck.
0% Psychiatry...? awwwwwwww.......
ReplyDeleteOmigod, without a doubt, I would be the worlds WORST psychiatrist. Even according to my ex, who's a psychiatrist. My patience for social issues, psychological problems, and the supratentorial is pretty much nil.
ReplyDeleteAlthough psych is such a nice life... sigh...
ReplyDeleteI'm curious as to where you got the assessment from?
ReplyDeleteThis is from the AAMC Careers in Medicine site.
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