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life, the universe, and medical residency
Nathan
All names have been changed to protect the innocent and guilty alike.
Comments and questions welcome at jollycompany (at) gmail (dot) com.
Pretty much anything in italics is quote. Ask me if you'd like a source.
Without faith, without poetry, without music, medicine is pointless, for why save a life which is not special, and why dedicate so much effort to a cosmic accident? It would be worse than pointless, it would be cruel.
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June
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- Hearsay
- I think...
- Deep thoughts
- Reason #387
- ...that I had such friends
- Face Recognition
- Keane - Under the Iron Sea
- Ha!
- ATLS certified...sort of
- The Fourth year begins
- Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
- New Tires
- Scary?
- Back Safe Home Again
- Destined to be a Flea
- What makes a good patient
- I love my job
- Too far, I think
- Vexing
- Ah, clinic
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3 comments:
Thank you for the vote of confidence. The key, I think, is to know your limits.
Well, you aren't my doctor so I have nothing to worry about...:)*tease* Just kidding, congrats on seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, you will do great.
"know your limits." Exactly. The greatest danger is not a doctor who doesn't know everything, but one that doesn't know what he/she doesn't know. Med school is just the beginning: where you (theoretically) really learn your comfort zone is in residency. Never think you're there, because you never will be. But it's ok, as long as you have those little internal alarm bells. They'll keep you and your patients safe. I'd say you got the picture earlier than most, judging by your comment above.
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