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!"
mmm... inspiring for those of us still waiting to dig into the trenches.
ReplyDeletefunny... i had a similar line of thought last week. It was something along the lines of "med school, like porn, consumes your life and destroys your soul." Or something refreshingly optimistic like that.
ReplyDeleteglad ur back ms. ella.
-billy
lol that's one great conversation.
ReplyDeletehahahaha... @ anon.
ReplyDeletewow Ive just started med school, like 3 days ago! im seriously scared now that everyone tells me that i pretty much have to give up most of my life because of med school! is that true?
ReplyDeleteHmm, I still think desk job sounds way worse than medicine. Haha.
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