Ever throw your white coat into the washer with a sneaky pen stuck in the pocket that you thought you had removed, only to take out your coat after the cycle is complete to see every inch of it adorned in malicious blue streaks? Well, that unfortunately happened to me recently and I truly believed […]
What’s in Your White Coat?
When I first started out 3rd-year, my pockets were STUFFED. I kid you not, my shoulders were hurting by the end of the day because I crammed so many things in my pockets that I thought I might need. Don’t laugh…but I even brought my otoscope. My school told us it was one of those […]
Surviving third year
Lectures are finished, the boards are done, vacation is over, and third year of medical school has finally begun. This week is my first week of orientation, and I can already tell things will be different. For example, seeing my classmates in the hospital at 8am, decked out in white coats, is a far cry […]