If I am going to be your bitch for the next six weeks, at the very least could you stop boxing me out of the circle during morning rounds? Or maybe say hello once in a while?
I understand the heirarchy. I’m used to and okay with being treated like crap as a medical student. I [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘med school is a pain’
November 19, 2009
tired
About two weeks ago my uncle sent me an email telling me he was tired of opening to the word Turd everyday. Today over the phone my mother begged and pleaded with me to put up a new post. I suppose it’s time to update.
I might not be awake but I’m alive. It’s now week 4 of [...]
October 7, 2009
a turd
My attending storms out of the bathroom and looks over at me, “It’s a fucking turd!”
Let’s back up a few minutes.
My patient has been having (if you are squeamish you might as well stop reading now) copious, purulent, pungent discharge coming out of her vagina for two months. When I say copious, I mean she [...]
July 28, 2009
blunder
Today in the sports medicine clinic we had a dancer-patient. As the resident was presenting the case to the attending, the attending interrupted, “YES, but I’d really like to know, what KIND of dance does she do?” The resident had a brain fart and looked at me for some help.
Finally! A question I can [...]
June 11, 2009
from the depths
1. I would like to anterogradely and retrogradely [in the ways of kinesin and dynein, if you will] apologize for a) not answering my phone, b) not listening to my voicemail, c) not reading emails, d) not writing emails, e) spilling honey nut cheerios all over the kitchen because instead of paying attention to how [...]
May 28, 2009
good morning
I fought with myself for a good thirty minutes before finally dragging myself out of bed. I sludged upstairs and sank into my morning routine: coffee, honey nut cheerios, the paper. Awake yet? Not quite. More honey nut cheerios, more coffee, and how about just a few more honey nut cheerios. After wasting enough time [...]
May 27, 2009
the boards
About an hour ago I was on the verge of ripping my g.d. kidney out of my body and throwing it out of the window. Luckily there are no windows in my study-dungeon, so my mind had a moment to wander:
Hmmm, what arteries am I going to have to sever in the process? Renal artery and [...]
May 18, 2009
aviator sunglasses and leather jackets
“I want her brains and I want her charm. Her husband, however, I could do without.” I’ll let you come to your own conclusions but I’m going to have to agree with my Aunt. Hillary Clinton is an impressive and accomplished woman. We were all (the Secretary of State included) at the United Nations this morning [...]
May 2, 2009
finals
Well, it’s officially exam week– I just accidentally washed my face with toothpaste.
March 6, 2009
update
No need to worry, I’m alive and well. Med school is still a kick in the pants and as you will see, I’ve spent the last month and a half being incredibly busy:
This semester I’m doing outpatient work. Last week the doctor I usually follow, we’ll call him Dr. Z, was out. We worked out [...]
