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!"
Ok, you have to spill! I am very interested in EM so any inside information you can share would be awesome. =)
ReplyDeleteLOL. What do you want to know?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I have any questions in particular, I know they work in shift, no call, and have a variety of different cases. I guess I'm more interested in knowing what others like about it. I know that everyone likes and dislikes different things, but it gives me some perspective if that makes sense. What type of people go into EM and if it really is a good fit for me. Basically anything and everything there is to know! =)
ReplyDeleteBTW - pinot noir is my fav!
Ha... not sure if you commented on pinot because of my pulm quote or bc I wrote about it somewhere else... but the cosmic coincidence in that comment is that the EM doc I was talking about in this post owns a winery in which his #1 grape is pinot. In fact, I'm going to a tasting of his new pinot noir tonight. Lol. I think that's what he likes best about EM. He has time to make pinot. Too funny.
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous! I haven't been to a wine tasting in ages. You have to have let me know how it goes. What is the name of his label?
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