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7 Things Every Pre-Med Student Thinks On The Daily

"Maybe I'll quit and study journalism. "

Ashley Walker
Jun 19, 2017
Millennials of Texas
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7 Things Every Pre-Med Student Thinks On The Daily
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As a pre-Med student, my days are spent in labs, clinical settings and the library. You probably wonder how I have time to have thoughts... you'd be amazed.

1. Did I chart that?

One of the most important things about working in a trauma center as a premed student is charting EVERYTHING. it's what keeps the doctors, nurses, specialists and supervisors in the loop with every detail on every patient.

2. How did THAT get THERE?

Working in emergency care and trauma brings in the strangest of the strange. Objects don't go in body cavities people.

3. Maybe I'll quit and study journalism

Every day thoughts

4. I read about this in anatomy, I know exactly what to do.

Wrong. The books are basic. Trust your gut

5. Speaking of trusting your gut, when you have a feeling go for it.

I had a patient complaining of nausea and drowsiness but things weren't right. The doctor wanted to send her home and tell her it was the stomach flu but I pushed for him to run an EKG. He said no. The woman died of a heart attack before she was discharged.

6. Maybe I can quit and be a teacher

Yep. I think about this one a lot too

7. There's absolutely nothing I'd rather do for the rest of my life.

No matter how close I get to quitting, giving up or going crazy. I realize every day that medicine is Gods plan for me.



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