ciphoenix: I guess I'm late here.

Greetings

500L med student from DELSU. 7th year cos of earlier accreditation issues (thank God it's settled)

Dr.Gboy:
CONGRATS to all newly admitted medical school, u've finally conquered d rigorous admission process in dis country.
Here are some important things you need to know b4 u start this journey:
Simple enough, here
are 50 things you
wish you knew before
starting medical
school.
1. If I had known
what it was
going to be
like, I would
never have
done it.
2. You’ll study
more than you
ever have in
your life.
3. Only half of
your class will
be in the top
50%. You have
a 50% chance
of being in the
top half of your
class. Get used
to it now.
4. You don’t need
to know
anatomy before
school starts.
Or pathology.
Or physiology.
5. Third year
rotations will
suck the life out
you.
6. Several people
from your class
will have intimate relationships
with each
other. You
might be one of
the lucky
participants.
7. You may
discover early
on that
medicine isn’t
for you.
8. You don’t have
to be AOA or
have
impeccable
board scores to
match
somewhere –
only if you’re
matching into
radiology.
9. Your social life
may suffer
some.
10. Pelvic exams
are teh suck.
11. You won’t be a
medical student
on the surgery
service. You’ll
be the retractor
bitch.
12. Residents will
probably ask
you to retrieve
some type of
nourishment for
them.
13. Most of your
time on
rotations will be
wasted. Thrown
away. Down the
drain.
14. You’ll work with
at least one
attending
physician who
you’ll want to
beat the shit
out of.
15. You’ll work with
at least three
residents who
you’ll want to
beat the shit
out of.
16. You’ll ask a
stranger about
the quality of
their stools.
17. You’ll ask post-
op patients if
they’ve farted
within the last
24 hours.
18. At some point
during your
stay, a
stranger’s
bodily fluids will
most likely
come into
contact with
your exposed
skin.
19. Somebody in
your class will
flunk out of
medical school.
20. You’ll work 14
days straight
without a single
day off.
Probably
multiple times.

fedico21:

I don't have a full understanding of the highlighted comment. I seem oblivious of what is obtainable in Nigerian system. Am an International medical student and my keen interest is to specialize in radiology upon licensure by MDCN. What is radiology residency like in Nigeria. Is radiology the most competitive residency?

charleymed: Don't worry bro, cos that article by Dr Gboy is about what is obtainable in the US med schools not nigeria. About your question i haven't heard of radiology residency here in Nigeria, even if it do exist i don't think it's competitive cos of the pay here is not thesame as that in the states. @Dr Gboy, u have said it all, kudos for that wonderful piece. Congrats @ the newly admitted medicos.

charleymed: Good day medics, i want to say a big thank you to everybody on this thread, you guys are great. I want to propose that we give special recognition to some amiable members of this blog. This is going to be one of the activities to mark our 100 page "HITS". Nomination of medics for the following awards starts now. Please endeavour to participate, date for election will be communicated to us later.
1.The most stuffy medic.
2. The most romantic medic(male)
3. The most romantic medic (female)
4. Mr social
5. Miss social
6. The most available aspirant
7. The most represented med school on this thread.
More suggestions are welcomed, Dr. Lagusta hope we have your permission?

Lagusta: that no 7 i no go gree...

no 7. unilorin COHS

Dr.Gboy:
21. A student in
your class will
have intimate relationships with
an attending or
resident.
22. After the first
two years are
over, your
summer breaks
will no longer
exist. Enjoy
them as much
as you can.
23. You’ll be sleep
deprived.
24. There will be
times on certain
rotations where
you won’t be
allowed to eat.
25. You will be
pimped.
26. You’ll wake up
one day and
ask yourself is
this really what
you want out of
life.
27. You’ll party a
lot during the
first two years,
but then that
pretty much
ends at the
beginning of
your junior
year.
28. You’ll probably
change your
specialty of
choice at least
4 times.
29. You’ll spend a
good deal of
your time
playing social
worker.
30. You’ll learn that
medical
insurance
reimbursement
is a huge
problem,
particularly for
primary care
physicians.
31. Nurses will
treat you badly,
simply because
you are a
medical
student.
32. There will be
times when
you’ll be
ignored by your
attending or
resident.
33. You will
develop a thick
skin. If you fail
to do this,
you’ll cry often.
34. Public
humiliation is
very
commonplace in
medical
training.
35. Surgeons are
assholes. Take
my word for it
now.
36. OB/GYN
residents are
treated like
shit, and that
shit runs
downhill. Be
ready to pick it
up and sleep
with it.
37. It’s always the
medical
student’s fault.
38. Gunner is a
derogatory
word. It’s
almost as bad
as racial slurs.
39. You’ll look
forward to the
weekend, not
so you can
relax and have
a good time but
so you can
catch up on
studying for the
week.
40. Your house
might go
uncleaned for
two weeks
during an
intensive exam
block.
41. As a medical
student on
rotations, you
don’t matter. In
fact, you get in
the way and
impede
productivity.
42. There’s a fair
chance that you
will be
physically struck
by a nurse,
resident, or
attending
physician. This
may include
slapped on the
hand or kicked
on the shin in
order to
instruct you to
“move” or “get
out of the way.”
43. Any really bad
procedures will
be done by
you. The
residents don’t
want to do
them, and
you’re the low
man on the
totem pole.
This includes
rectal
examinations
and digital
disimpactions.
44. You’ll be
competing
against the best
of the best, the
cream of the
crop. This isn’t
college where
half of your
classmates are
idiots.
Everybody in
medical school
is smart.
45. Don’t think that
you own the
world because
you just got
accepted into
medical school.
That kind of
attitude will
humble you
faster than
anything else.
46. If you’re in it
for the money,
there are much
better, more
efficient ways to
make a living.
Medicine is not
one of them.
47. Anatomy sucks.
All of the bone
names sound
the same.
48. If there is
anything at all
that you’d
rather do in
life, do not go
into medicine.
49. The competition
doesn’t end
after getting
accepted to
medical school.
You’ll have to
compete for
class rank,
awards, and
residency. If
you want to do
a fellowship,
you’ll have to
compete for
that too.
50. You’ll never
look at
weekends the
same again.

Dr.Gboy:
21. A student in
your class will
have intimate relationships with
an attending or
resident.
22. After the first
two years are
over, your
summer breaks
will no longer
exist. Enjoy
them as much
as you can.
23. You’ll be sleep
deprived.
24. There will be
times on certain
rotations where
you won’t be
allowed to eat.
25. You will be
pimped.
26. You’ll wake up
one day and
ask yourself is
this really what
you want out of
life.
27. You’ll party a
lot during the
first two years,
but then that
pretty much
ends at the
beginning of
your junior
year.
28. You’ll probably
change your
specialty of
choice at least
4 times.
29. You’ll spend a
good deal of
your time
playing social
worker.
30. You’ll learn that
medical
insurance
reimbursement
is a huge
problem,
particularly for
primary care
physicians.
31. Nurses will
treat you badly,
simply because
you are a
medical
student.
32. There will be
times when
you’ll be
ignored by your
attending or
resident.
33. You will
develop a thick
skin. If you fail
to do this,
you’ll cry often.
34. Public
humiliation is
very
commonplace in
medical
training.
35. Surgeons are
assholes. Take
my word for it
now.
36. OB/GYN
residents are
treated like
shit, and that
shit runs
downhill. Be
ready to pick it
up and sleep
with it.
37. It’s always the
medical
student’s fault.
38. Gunner is a
derogatory
word. It’s
almost as bad
as racial slurs.
39. You’ll look
forward to the
weekend, not
so you can
relax and have
a good time but
so you can
catch up on
studying for the
week.
40. Your house
might go
uncleaned for
two weeks
during an
intensive exam
block.
41. As a medical
student on
rotations, you
don’t matter. In
fact, you get in
the way and
impede
productivity.
42. There’s a fair
chance that you
will be
physically struck
by a nurse,
resident, or
attending
physician. This
may include
slapped on the
hand or kicked
on the shin in
order to
instruct you to
“move” or “get
out of the way.”
43. Any really bad
procedures will
be done by
you. The
residents don’t
want to do
them, and
you’re the low
man on the
totem pole.
This includes
rectal
examinations
and digital
disimpactions.
44. You’ll be
competing
against the best
of the best, the
cream of the
crop. This isn’t
college where
half of your
classmates are
idiots.
Everybody in
medical school
is smart.
45. Don’t think that
you own the
world because
you just got
accepted into
medical school.
That kind of
attitude will
humble you
faster than
anything else.
46. If you’re in it
for the money,
there are much
better, more
efficient ways to
make a living.
Medicine is not
one of them.
47. Anatomy sucks.
All of the bone
names sound
the same.
48. If there is
anything at all
that you’d
rather do in
life, do not go
into medicine.
49. The competition
doesn’t end
after getting
accepted to
medical school.
You’ll have to
compete for
class rank,
awards, and
residency. If
you want to do
a fellowship,
you’ll have to
compete for
that too.
50. You’ll never
look at
weekends the
same again.

ciphoenix: I guess I'm late here.

Greetings

500L med student from DELSU. 7th year cos of earlier accreditation issues (thank God it's settled)

Med lab or Medicine?

charleymed: I nominate my own university of jos for award no 7

charleymed: Good day medics, i want to say a big thank you to everybody on this thread, you guys are great. I want to propose that we give special recognition to some amiable members of this blog. This is going to be one of the activities to mark our 100 page "HITS". Nomination of medics for the following awards starts now. Please endeavour to participate, date for election will be communicated to us later.
1.The most stuffy medic.
2. The most romantic medic(male)
3. The most romantic medic (female)
4. Mr social
5. Miss social
6. The most available aspirant
7. The most represented med school on this thread.
More suggestions are welcomed, Dr. Lagusta hope we have your permission?

Boluzie: @charleymed nyc 1 dere bt wat abt some of our peepz studyin outside nigeria,are dey gonna nominate dere schs individually or wil dey fall under d category of international schs,i mean for award no.7.

Boluzie: @charleymed nyc 1 dere bt wat abt some of our peepz studyin outside nigeria,are dey gonna nominate dere schs individually or wil dey fall under d category of international schs,i mean for award no.7.

Emzybrown: our E-thanksgiving will hold tomorrow it is a non denominational thanksgiving for the newly admitted medicos, i would have graduated since July if not for ASUU strike, include that in your prayers.