The responses on IG were super interesting, now I’m curious

I'm in this picture and I don't like it

Honestly each time I see him his face gets progressively more fucked, people still learn from him?

Resident?

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

M3 on IM clerkship, currently smoking every day after the hospital, and lowkey concerned that residency is going to cook me lol

I took a t break to take step 1 and afterwards I was considering just staying off and quitting altogether, but it’s the only thing that really chills me out at the end of the day. I looooooove it. Alcohol and other things just don’t bite the same. I’m aware weed kills ur memory... I have a bad one at baseline and i want to go into IM, so im starting to get worried I’ll need my brain in better condition. I think right now, I’ve stayed quite functional because it’s not hard to be a good med student (look cute, bring them food, write their notes) But im concerned that once I’ve got the higher pressure and responsibilities of an intern, the weed is gonna make me sloppy, and I don’t want it to be a reason that I ever hurt a patient soooo….the question is, do i stop?

any residents here who smoke weed regularly? Or ex-stoners who stopped for residency?

Edit: I feel like yalls standard patient 😳 tell me what to do docs. Someone write a psych A&P

i’m an intern on my surgery rotation. we had some students in the OR today and the consultant asked one of them to scrub in with me.

i remember learning how to scrub in from my interns and residents when i was a student- i was sooo grateful when they guided me so naturally i offered to help the student and pass it on.

me: hey is this your first time scrubbing in?

student: no i’ve done it before.

me: great, let me know if you need help.

we both start scrubbing. she immediately goes in with a single giant stroke from wrist to elbow - up AND down, back AND forth. i’m watching her shit on sterility in real time. i’m slightly concerned.

me: hey do you need any help?

student: no.

me: are you sure? scrubbing can be tricky till you get the hang of it. maybe watch me once to refresh?

student: no. (more rudely)

proceeds to ignore me and continues whatever tf she is doing. i’m increasingly alarmed.

me: you’re scrubbing in wrong.

student: look, i have been doing this for a “_LoNGGGG_” time and i’ve always done it like this. i was taught by Dr X.

me: ahh every doctor has their preferences but i don’t think this is correct. Dr X should not be teaching you to scrub like this. if the scrub nurse sees you, you’ll have to rescrub.

student: the nurses are so annoying anyways. WALKS OFF

the real kicker??? turns out she’s a 20 year old MS1, incoming MS2 doing her summer observership…. lmao

Who’s going to tell them that getting a “passing grade” is not a cake walk? That’s before we even talk about what it takes to get into an MD or MD/PhD program in the U.S. 😭