101 Things You Wish You Knew Before Starting Medical School
- If I had known what it was going to be like, I would never have done it- sure to say this!
- You’ll study more than you ever have in ur life.
- Anatomy sucks. All of the bone names sound the same.
- Third year rotations will suck the life out u.
- You may discover early on that medicine isn’t for u-but keep going!
- Nurses will treat you badly, simply because u r a medical student.
- You’ll work with at least one attending physician who you’ll want to beat the shit out of.
- You’ll ask a stranger about the quality of their stools or details about their menses!
- You’ll be sleep deprived- or, u may sleep all ur free times to chase away ur depression!
- You will develop a thick skin. If you fail to do this, you’ll cry often.
- Public humiliation is very commonplace in medical training- need to get used to it!
- Surgeons are assholes. Take my word for it now- may b coz they do PR all the time!
- Rumors surrounding members of your class will spread faster than they did in high school.
- Telling local girls u meet at cafe that you’re a medical student doesn’t mean shit-They’ve been hearing that for years. Be more unique!
- You will meet lots of cool people out there, one of them might be your wife or husband.
- family and friends would ask you for medical opinion- even when you are in the first year!
