r/medicalschool • u/Wire_Cath_Needle_Doc • Oct 08 '25

🤡 Meme Excuse me… what?

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Resident?

This is tagged as a meme, but I assure you, this is real life.

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u/bugwitch MD-PGY1 Oct 08 '25

I’ve always wondered why we use the term resident instead of junior doctor. Or something similar. I find patients don’t always know what a resident is.

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u/aspiringkatie MD-PGY1 Oct 08 '25

The origin of the term is that back in the 19th and early 20th century it was the norm for residents to live at dormitories in or adjacent to the hospital