Although I doubt a single one of them will read this, here's a big fat welcome to all the new first years who I saw today at orientation. They looked so innocent, naive, and excited to be there. We'll see about that once their first block of tests rolls around.
I had a good time sitting with my born-a-radiologist friend labeling the newbies as they walked by. Like the nerdy, quiet looking foriegners - aka "pathologists". Or the guys overflowing with testerone as the pretended not to be flexing for the bleach blond barbie dolls - aka "orthopedics". Or the bleach blond barbie dolls - aka "OB/Gyn". Or the totally lost and clueless guys wandering around - aka "Medicine". Or the super white, never seen the sun before - aka "radiologists". Or the hardcore shaved headed giant - aka "emergency". Or the not so nerdy or quiet looking foreigners - aka "family practice". Ok, I'll quit being so, um, specialty-ist there before I alienate everyone. (TS, notice there's not a single psych joke there - just making up for that aggie dig earlier!)
Anyway, it reminded me of how far we've come and how different things seem now. It strange how 3 grueling years of med school can change the way you see things. It's also funny to think they've never experienced the joys of pimping, or scut work, or guaiac cards, or noon conference, or M&M, or grand rounds; yet here they all stood excited as ever to dive head first in.
Here's to those with the cleanest white coats in the school!
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The clueless, lost-looking people in glasses, wandering around actually noticing that they're lost and confused? The ones who look like Emma Thompson's character Professor Trelawney in Harry Potter movies?
Them's the future sykiatrics.
(I don't remember the aggie dig, actually)
Were you thinking of Edwin during your quip about Radiologists?!? Cause that's who I pictured!
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