50 Helpful Little Things to Know for Med School
Never hang your stethoscope from your rear view mirror
Also don’t hang your white coat in front of the 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
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
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
Love every minute of it, you’ll only do it once
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