Med School Motivation

QUOTES AND IMAGES FOR THE DAILY GRIND. MADE BY A (FORMER) MED STUDENT, FOR MED STUDENTS :) MD/MPH, C/O 2018

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A Case of the Sniffles

Patient’s mom: “He’s had a cough and congestion for four days now! I just think it’s time to start antibiotics.”

Also patient’s mom: “Oh no we don’t do vaccines, too many chemicals and anyways it’s good for his body to learn to fight the infection naturally.”

[ninjatengu]

To all my female-identifying colleagues.

[cranquis]

Louder for the patients in the back.

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There I fixed it 👩🏼‍⚕️👨🏼‍⚕️

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Credit: Debbie Tung

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“Take a moment to acknowledge how far you’ve come”

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A life in medicine = chasing adventures and sunrises (especially sunrises)

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Baby Hand Bones

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This. Is. Dope. 

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“But are we all lost stars, trying to light up the dark?” -Adam Levine, Lost Stars

Hospitals can feel like very dark places sometimes, but we can be a ray of positivity and comfort for our patients during those vulnerable moments.

Pictured: Nurse helping a postpartum mom. Photo by birth photographer Katie Lacer.

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“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you just don’t give up.” - Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018

[staypositivefortomorrow]

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Happy belated International Women’s Day to all my brilliant ladies out there👩🏼‍⚕️👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️

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If this image makes you feel angry then I have done my job as an artist and future physician. Imagine the anger, the hurt, and the fear that our nation‘s children and all of our patients feel because of this threat to the public’s health. I stand with the healthcare community against gun violence.

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Broken Stethoscope

Medical student 1: “I can’t hear the murmur, do you think my stethoscope is broken?”

Medical student 2: “Ummm...no, I think our ears are broken.”

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“It’s a beautiful day to save lives.” - Derek Shepherd, Grey’s Anatomy

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“Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try.” - Atul Gawande

Photo by Edmond Terakopian, featuring the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore, UK as surgeons remove a tumor from inside a patient’s bone.

[thisisntmycat]

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Not feline well? Call a purramedic 😸 Happy almost Friday, friends!

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The Awkward Yeti

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Aka my brain on med school

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"Anything is possible if you've got enough nerve." - J.K. Rowling

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Conversations on the Wards

“Hey, our resident wants us to go see this patient with myasthenia gravis and then give a presentation about it.”

“Oh, MG?”

“Yeah, I know, OMG.”