Originally posted June 15th, 2015
- Never hang your stethoscope from your rear view mirror
- Also don’t hang your white coat in front of a car window
- ID badge is life, ID badge is love
- Keep a sweater with you somewhere, all the time
- Save the sleeves, watch out for “pens all over the place” syndrome
- Once the first person caves for the fancy pens, everyone else falls like dominoes
- Ascetically pleasing powerpoints are hard to come by
- There will be one rare disease your school harps on like everyone has it
- Most instructors care about you and your success
- And those who don’t are miserable already, don’t waste your time being upset about it
- Be nice to all faculty and staff even if they have no effect on your grades
- A 3-hole punch is a coveted prize for the binder dependent
- Movement is necessary, do it every once in a while
- Glove size matters
- Shoe covers have zero traction
- Real life things will just start smelling like anatomy lab
- Anatomy lab will always make you hungry no matter how much you eat
- Don’t be ashamed, if you think the anatomy lab smells to high hell, wear the mask
- No, you cannot use an animal otoscope on a person
- Yes, you can use a regular stethoscope on a little animal (be gentle!)
- It’s always better to touch too softly at first than to kill your partner
- Practice your poker face
- Being graded on empathy makes you less empathetic
- Most med students don’t have a ton of physical ailments, so practice on many classmates to get a feel for what is “normal”
- If something feels odd on your partner, ask your teacher for help before you scare the crap out of them
- There will be one disease/bug/drug that you will never be able to remember no matter how many times you look at it
- Many gunners will not realize they are gunners, don’t bother pointing it out
- If you get any legit equipment, it should be your stethoscope
- A reflex hammer is still a hammer
- Food is alternative currency
- Coffee runs are bonding time, even if you don’t drink coffee
- Be courteous and remember to remove a used K-cup
- You will not know when burnout will happen, but when it does, it’s too late
- It’s always better to be too covered up in professional wear
- There is no shame in walking around in your socks
- While it feels like high school, remember everyone is an adult
- Nice can be a relative term when it comes to medical students
- But some people will be completely fantastic
- If someone is doing something nice and they aren’t your fav, don’t be a dick
- For every horrible group you will work with there will be an amazing one
- It will take time, but you will find those who you mesh with
- It’s okay to decide someone is not a person you want to be close with
- Every term is impossibly hard to get yourself back into a solid study routine
- You will change study techniques 100 times even after you find one that works
- The difference is that you can adjust faster each time
- Break downs are the rule rather than the exception
- Success happens more often than you would think
- Even if it seems impossible, the grades, the specialty, the residency put in 110%, your best is never something to be ashamed of
- Do not do this if you aren’t 110% sure
- Continue to find love in it, you’ll only do it once
I love this! And yes, grading empathy is ridiculous!
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They have buzz words and things you’r supposed to memorize and use…which is the exact opposite of actually being empathetic.
Med school probs
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