Can you imagine if med students got merit badges and wore them across their chest like the Boy Scouts? Like, "oh, you got your Good Differential badge? That's cool. I just got my Pen Stolen by Attending badge"
was THIS close to being done discussing my only pt of this shift at 3 am with my attending, but then a pt’s mom called her back and she has now been on the phone with her for OVER AN HOUR giving her therapy and advice, at 4 AM and I’m just sitting here like pls… 🥺💀😵💫
watching these olympic giant slalom skiers is giving me simultaneous feelings of adrenaline and anxiety and yet making me want to put my arthritic knees in some skis asap, can I plz get a vacation @ med school? ⛷
today a nurse asked if I was the resident on a case and I instinctively replied “no I’m just the med student.” she kindly said “well you’re not JUST the med student.” I think she’s right and from now on I’ll be introducing myself as THE med student #totherescue
things I have learned going to work at 5:30 am every day: a lot of people drive with their blinders [accidentally?] on, a lot of people don’t know what 60 mph is, some residents genuinely make the choice whether to sleep or shower and no one’s benefitting from that
Pro tip for staying in shape in med school: never learn the layout of the hospital so you get your steps in by being aggressively lost at all times 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼