Ask me ANYTHING about medical school!

Original post by soontobedoctor

Knowing that your non-medical friends in banking are making top dollar whilst you're still slaving away

Don't worry society respects you more :console:

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OP

Original post by AS01

how would you describe your five years of medical life?

A mixed bag. Sometimes it was fun, sometimes it was boring. Sometimes I found medicine intellectually stimulating, sometimes I found it intellectual blackhole devoid of any sense of creativity or imagination. Alot of work. Alot of times you wish you were doing something more relaxing. Alot of times you wouldn't trade anything in the world for medicine. You meet some interesting people, you meet some outright weird people.

Not to be cheesy or anything, but probably learnt more about myself, people and life in general than medicine in the past 6 years.

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Original post by soontobedoctor

We medics complain alot. We say we want to quit and do something easier and better. But few ever would, especially for dentistry :P

Ha that is so true especially around exam times. Its always at this time of year when exams are less than a week away and everyone is in panic revision mode, everyone starts complaining and wishing they had done a different degree :tongue:

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digitalis

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Original post by T-Toe

I'm not sure if this has been asked but do you get 1st,2:1,2:2 etc or Distinction, Merit, Pass etc?

Will a graduate with say a Distinction get the upper hand over someone with a pass? If job security high, why don't most medical students just attempt to scrap a pass?

Because they think that it will help but really they don't know better. In reality, as I sit here with 4 Merits, two Distinctions and an Academic Prize for Excellence on my degree...it didn't count for diddly squat when it came to applying for jobs. Not even recorded on the application.

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Original post by bigbottle

None at all, I've never been interested in medicine.

I don't need to feel better, I know an F2 and I wouldn't enjoy the lifestyle (or the lack of it). I don't want to work 24/7 and do nights and be on call etc.

Why did you pick dentistry? Out of interest.

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BobLoblawLawBlog

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Did your favourite type of biscuit change throughout your time at medical school?

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rsp

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Original post by soontobedoctor

Btw, these questions are getting boring! Ask me something new, different; ANYTHING.

do you do cadaver dissection what is it like? i purposely applied to unis who still do it as i was told it is the best way to learn, but now I am a bit nervous about it. do you get used to it?

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Original post by brittanna

Did your favourite type of biscuit change throughout your time at medical school?

I'm not a big junk food guy and certainly didn't have a favourite type of biscuit. Throughout the years you learn the importance of eating properly. I did really enjoy Jaffa cakes however, when I first arrived in the UK.

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bigbottle

Original post by T-Toe

Don't worry society respects you more :console:

Trust a medic wannabe to talk about respect. :rolleyes:

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digitalis

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Original post by rsp

as i was told it is the best way to learn

Sez who

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How many woman did you sleep with while at medical school? Are you hoping to pull any nurses?

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Original post by rsp

do you do cadaver dissection what is it like? i purposely applied to unis who still do it as i was told it is the best way to learn, but now I am a bit nervous about it. do you get used to it?

Yes. I liked that. I like things that spook the crap out of me. It didn't really though. For some reason I found it hard to treat it like a real dead body. Because I expect dead bodies to have fresh flesh and specks of blood tinted all over. The cadavers you dissect are preserved in formaldehyde without a drop of blood to be seen.

There were a couple of people who did faint though.

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Original post by bigbottle

Trust a medic wannabe to talk about respect. :rolleyes:

What do you mean?

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AS01

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Original post by soontobedoctor

A mixed bag. Sometimes it was fun, sometimes it was boring. Sometimes I found medicine intellectually stimulating, sometimes I found it intellectual blackhole devoid of any sense of creativity or imagination. Alot of work. Alot of times you wish you were doing something more relaxing. Alot of times you wouldn't trade anything in the world for medicine. You meet some interesting people, you meet some outright weird people.

Not to be cheesy or anything, but probably learnt more about myself, people and life in general than medicine in the past 6 years.

do you have like really bulky books and stuff? how are the teachers going to be will they just come in teach you a bit about the topic then say you to do research?
I agree with your last line. when I was working at care home I learned a lot. I learned about people, how difficult it is sometime even to communicate with them.

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digitalis

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Original post by T-Toe

How many woman did you sleep with while at medical school? Are you hoping to pull any nurses?

Check. x 3

(edited 11 years ago)

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