Wayfaring MD: Missionary Physician
Medicine isn't all doom and gloom, guts and gore. When you put random people together in situations that are often awkward, hilarity is bound to ensue.
I like to highlight the hilarious in medicine as I write about patients, medical school, residency, medical missions, and whatever else strikes my fancy. Oh yeah, and I like to use GIFs!
Disclaimer:
HIPAA is for reals, folks. All of my "patient stories" have been changed to protect patient privacy. I will change any or all identifiers, including age, location, race/ethnicity, sex, medical history, and quotes.
I like to highlight the hilarious in medicine as I write about patients, medical school, residency, medical missions, and whatever else strikes my fancy. Oh yeah, and I like to use GIFs!
Disclaimer:
HIPAA is for reals, folks. All of my "patient stories" have been changed to protect patient privacy. I will change any or all identifiers, including age, location, race/ethnicity, sex, medical history, and quotes.
Who I Follow
Posts tagged "great moments"
- Everything, really.
- Not taking call
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No Tests
- Taking rotations you’re actually interested in.
- Having time to do real life stuff.
- Getting your first interview invite
- Cross-Country travel
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Going to your first residency interview
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Your first night on 30 hour call
- Learning to be able to sleep almost anywhere.
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The post call shower (few feelings in life are as glorious as this).
- Coming to the realization that no matter how ugly they may be, Danskos are the jam when you’ve been standing for 18 hours.
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The first time you get pimped and actually know the right answer.
- Scrubbing into surgery for the first time.
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Getting to suture a patient for the first time.
- Finding pithy quotes in your textbooks.
- Not dying of extreme boredom.
- Passing Step 1.
Honestly, not a lot of great things about second year. If you can think of any, let me know.
- Getting accepted to med school.
- The first time you can recite or write all the steps of glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle from memory.
- Draining your first highlighter, and then getting a fresh pack of highlighters for Christmas.
- The first time you understand what House is talking about.
- The first time you catch an error on a medical tv show.
- The first time you actually know the answer to a family member’s medical question.
- The first time you diagnose yourself with a rare or fatal disease.
- Passing your first test.
- The first time you get to wear your white coat.
- Getting to see real patients for the first time.
- Not being the first person in your class to drop out.
- Finishing the year with no fails.
