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!"
I noticed a similar trend as well. My blog traffic is relatively light but after I posted on MCAT statistics, I got a deluge of hits.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if a similar effect will be in play for Step 1.
I'm so glad I never have to take that miserable test again.
ReplyDeleteThese guys are going to be even more depressed/suicidal when they realize that nothing on horrific test they studied for is at all useful for the practice of medicine.
Welcome to the medical profession, kids! It only gets crazier from here.