As a medical student, are you frequently asked medical/health questions by friends and family?

Ilana Yurkiewicz, first-year student at Harvard Medical School, tackles the topic in her article "When Does a Medical Student Overstep Her Boundaries? (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/01/19/when-does-a-medical-student-overstep-her-boundaries/)"

Best words of advice... "when you are in the medical profession, your words matter"

How do you handle these situations?

just don't say things you don't know or not sure about it .