Running down the Microtubules

23.female.switzerland. medicine&studying&food&health

[medschool-madness]

Ode to emergency medicine

[medschool-madness]

My thoughts are with everyone taking the EMS Numerus Clausus for medschool in Switzerland today. It's a shit test that's doing a shit job at what shit it's supposed to do. Good Luck.

[medschool-madness]

On the topic of me finishing 3rd year - all my selfmade flashcards White is anatomy and pharma, colours are modules organised by systems (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, blabla)

[medschool-madness]

Last night I went to the Bachelors Party of my year (without even knowing if I passed the two summer exams). It's still super surreal to actually finish half of this incredible journey, like last year I never thought I get to this point in the first place. Now please dont get me wrong, a Bachelors degree in medicine is probably one of the most useless degrees ever but still. It is nice to have one. I feel good and I am happy. Bring it on fourth year!

[medschool-madness]

change of url once again because people have a habit of finding me

[princesconsuela]

[medschool-madness]

me: *wants to live a minimalist life with little to no clutter*

also me: I'm keeping this math assignment from 5th grade I might need it later.

[soracities]

a brief list of favourite words (in irish)

mo ghrá-sa (my love) cuisle (pulse) lúibíní (brackets) feamainn (seaweed) solas (light) draíocht (magic) Bealtaine (may) na coillte (the woods) fuiseog (lark) bláthanna (flowers)

[medschool-madness]

Interview for a master thesis position this afternoon - wtf?

[medschool-madness]

first semester goals: get a 4.0 gpa, do all readings and have comprehensive notes, attend all my lectures, start my papers three weeks in advance

second semester goals: don't kill myself or become an alcoholic

[medschool-madness]

as of yesterday I’m offically back in the top 20% after two semester of struggles, average grades and half a year of therapy. Yay me ^.^

[medschool-madness]

Let’s go Hamilton sale... I’m so nervous.

[angel--cat]

[renastudies]

BAD GRADES DO NOT MEAN YOU DIDN’T TRY. BAD GRADES DO NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE A FAILURE. BAD GRADES DO NOT MEAN YOU ARE STUPID. ALL BAD GRADES ARE ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY. DO GREAT. I BELIEVE IN YOU.

[mitten]

[quilavastudy]

Sometimes the best skill you can have as a medical student on placement is finding the least awkward place to stand

[dxmedstudent]

No, you don’t understand*. This is genuinely an important skill.

Studying medicine involves lots of following around Proper Grownups (clinicians) and watching what they do, be it ward rounds, clinics, seeing patients, operations. And the environment is never actually designed to accommodate med students. Despite the fact we’ve ALWAYS been a part of medical training. And if you hang too far back, not only do you run the risk of looking disinterested or rude, but you won’t hear or see any of the useful learning material. Stand too close, or in the wrong place, and the Real Doctors TM are going to have to get you to move, or dance around you, every time they need to do something. And they are frequently rushing around and doing things that you can’t really help with, but don’t want to actively hamper. Like treating patients.

When you’re a student, the last thing you want to do is get in the way, because you already feel like your mere existence is obtrusive (a feeling only reinforced by some patients being hostile to having students, and some clinicians making no effort to make you feel welcome or a part of the team), so of course you want to avoid getting in the way whilst maximising your learning. And trying not to get in the way is something that only continues as you graduate, because a being junior doctor still feels almost as awkward as being a student. On the plus side, this teaches you to be acutely aware of what is happening in a clinical situation and how to read your seniors in order to predict what they’ll want, or where they’ll want you to be. And you’ll learn a lot about being always prepared and absolutely organised in the process…

*Well, @quilavastudy understands, but some of you probably assume we’re being flippant…

[nightlyquotes]