Med School
Having been in an undergrad science program, I have many friends who went to med school. Although I'd never considered that option, it's fun to hear some of their crazy stories!
As my friend said, for doctors who have seen many many severe injuries, sometimes it's easy to forget that paients with relatively minor injuries can be scared too. At the same time, sometimes patients only see the "minor" end results of their treatment. The scars of a nose surgery to relieve breathing problems may be two small, barely visible stitches, but during the surgery the doctors have to use a chisel to reshape the bone so that the patient can actually breathe better. (Maybe it's better if the patient does not know this. I hope I never need nose surgery...)
Another story she told me is that, when a patient has a cardiac arrest, the doctors literally have to RUN to get to the patient. They cannot waste time waiting for the elevator so even if they need to run up 10 flights of stairs, they have to do it (slightly embarrasing when the young resident doctor cannot keep up with the 60 year old doctor haha). The more experienced doctors' advice is, run the first 9 floors and walk the 10th floor, because there have been situations where the nurses have had to give the residents oxygen when they finally make it to the patient!
Last but not least, here are the stages of becoming a doctor, as measured through television shows:
Stage 1: no recognition of medical terms used in the show.
Stage 2: vague recollection of hearing medical terms in class.
Stage 3: knowledge of medical terms used in the show.
Stage 4: realization that the show does not make sense.
Happy Friday!
As my friend said, for doctors who have seen many many severe injuries, sometimes it's easy to forget that paients with relatively minor injuries can be scared too. At the same time, sometimes patients only see the "minor" end results of their treatment. The scars of a nose surgery to relieve breathing problems may be two small, barely visible stitches, but during the surgery the doctors have to use a chisel to reshape the bone so that the patient can actually breathe better. (Maybe it's better if the patient does not know this. I hope I never need nose surgery...)
Another story she told me is that, when a patient has a cardiac arrest, the doctors literally have to RUN to get to the patient. They cannot waste time waiting for the elevator so even if they need to run up 10 flights of stairs, they have to do it (slightly embarrasing when the young resident doctor cannot keep up with the 60 year old doctor haha). The more experienced doctors' advice is, run the first 9 floors and walk the 10th floor, because there have been situations where the nurses have had to give the residents oxygen when they finally make it to the patient!
Last but not least, here are the stages of becoming a doctor, as measured through television shows:
Stage 1: no recognition of medical terms used in the show.
Stage 2: vague recollection of hearing medical terms in class.
Stage 3: knowledge of medical terms used in the show.
Stage 4: realization that the show does not make sense.
Happy Friday!
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