Medical School Regrets: Physicians Look Back
It’s certainly not healthy to dwell on the past. However, it can be hard not to think about what you could have done differently if you could do it all over again. Physicians feel this. The “shoulda, woulda, couldas” of our days in medical school will forever be in the back of our brains. If you had it to do all over again, would you do it the same? Or, would you do it all? According to a 2012 study, nearly half of...
Why Doctors Always Seem Happy
For patients, doctors usually appear perpetually chipper, always friendly and in the best spirits. But, the reality is that often times behind that jolly, energized exterior lives a burned-out, over-worked spazz. So what is a physician’s secret to keeping up with appearances? I think it stems heavily from the vibes we get from our environments. Despite the fast-paced and overwhelming nature of a doctor’s career,...
The Modern Resident: Everything You Need to Know About Residents
Medscape has been a leader in conducting physician reports from their comprehensive studies they frequently take. Their most recent was a Resident Salary and Debt Report. Prices for medical school continue increasing causing students to take on massive debts and Medscape decided to finally step in a give us all we need to know regarding the money situation and well as overall statistics for Residents in 2014. Resident Earnings Facts:...
Best Song Parodies Performed by Medical Students
The super intense school career of a medical student is loaded with the stress associated with cramming for exams, attending lectures, writing essays, performing practicals and enduring heavier workloads than students in basically any other field of study. It’s hard work. But it’s not always full of such sober-mindedness. Just like any other young people, young med students are contributing some humorous (and often down...
Millennials Views on Healthcare
A majority of young Americans disapprove of the Affordable Care Act, according to a December 2013 poll by Harvard’s Institute of Politics. Less than one in three of the “Millennials” in that poll said they planned to get insurance through an exchange if eligible. This general distrust of healthcare may be rooted in other social views held by the Millennial generation, born between 1980 and 1995. This generation will certainly change...