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 also kind of found summer between 1st and 2nd year to be anti-climatic. My husband worked all the time, it was hot, and I felt like I was just wasting time. It was nice to have time to exercise and sleep..... but really I felt like since it was my last summer of freedom it should have been a lot more fun if not also a lot more productive than it was.
ReplyDeleteI think you might be onto something when you said, "All the 22 year olds have gone home." Yep. Pretty much. When you're 30, there's not point in going home. My parents and I would drive each other nuts!
Lol. Totally. I can't tell you how many people (young and old) ask me if I'm going "home" for the summer. Um, hello??? I am home. I'm like "Did you move back in with your parents at age 31?" Probs not.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I thought was-why don't you go home too? But the last two comments answered that. And I agree.But it will be a long summer unless you find something to do.I say do it, even if you do not get paid.I know how you hate to be bored
ReplyDeleteWell, I might go visit my parents for a few days, but at their home... which has never been my home. The main point was that I'm not packing up all my shit and moving "home" for the summer like most kids. That would be ridiculous.
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