Do people treat you differently when you’re a doctor?

[calipremed5768]

Backstory: so I ran into an acquaintance from high school today and surprisingly enough my social anxiety didn’t prevent me from saying hello. She was always pretty lukewarm to me in high school but after she asked what I was up to and I told her I’m applying to med school she seemed to become overly friendly (could even say flirtatious I guess). Her boyfriend works at a pizza place in town (no stalker~I’m friends with him on Facebook. It was weird.


So non premed SDNers, did people begin treating you different in med school/residency/becoming a doctor?

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[Engrailed]

Backstory: so I ran into an acquaintance from high school today and surprisingly enough my social anxiety didn’t prevent me from saying hello. She was always pretty lukewarm to me in high school but after she asked what I was up to and I told her I’m applying to med school she seemed to become overly friendly (could even say flirtatious I guess). Her boyfriend works at a pizza place in town (no stalker~I’m friends with him on Facebook. It was weird.


So non premed SDNers, did people begin treating you different in med school/residency/becoming a doctor?

Why not try posting this in the Medical Forum? You're likely to have a better audience there. I do find this question amusing, however.

 

[calipremed5768]

I didn’t even know there was a medical form lol

 

[907914]

Why not try posting this in the Medical Forum? You're likely to have a better audience there. I do find this question amusing, however.

They really don’t like premeds posting in the medical forums. That is for doctors to talk about doctor things. Same with even making posts in the med student forums.

 

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They really don’t like premeds posting in the medical forums. That is for doctors to talk about doctor things. Same with even making posts in the med student forums.

Interesting! Thanks

 

[electropartyogram]

They really don’t like premeds posting in the medical forums. That is for doctors to talk about doctor things. Same with even making posts in the med student forums.

Who cares if they don't like it. Obviously we have questions and they don't come to us so it's easier to post there.

 

[907914]

Who cares if they don't like it. Obviously we have questions and they don't come to us so it's easier to post there.

No, I mean like the Mods will move your post to Pre-Allo. If they allowed premeds to post in the medical forums, then it would be nothing but premeds asking doctors questions. Thus, while it is not explicitly against TOS, something has to be extra super special and pertinent to physicians themselves in order for a premed post to stay there.

 

[907914]

Who cares if they don't like it.

Also, they care. It is the physician space to talk doctor.

 

[Goro]

Backstory: so I ran into an acquaintance from high school today and surprisingly enough my social anxiety didn’t prevent me from saying hello. She was always pretty lukewarm to me in high school but after she asked what I was up to and I told her I’m applying to med school she seemed to become overly friendly (could even say flirtatious I guess). Her boyfriend works at a pizza place in town (no stalker~I’m friends with him on Facebook. It was weird.


So non premed SDNers, did people begin treating you different in med school/residency/becoming a doctor?

Are you kidding, as soon as you tell people what your career plans are, you'll be badgered with medical questions. The worst onslaught will come from family. So get used to this a LOT

"Cal, Uncle Yotkin has cancer...what do know about that???"

 

[Cornfed101]

Are you kidding, as soon as you tell people what your career plans are, you'll be badgered with medical questions. The worst onslaught will come from family. So get used to this a LOT

"Cal, Uncle Yotkin has cancer...what do know about that???"

Do you ever get this as an adcom?

“Hey uncle Goro works for a med school, he probably knows about that boil!”

 

[Goro]

Do you ever get this as an adcom?

“Hey uncle Goro works for a med school, he probably knows about that boil!”

Believe me, it's happened.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

The premed forums are for premeds to post. There are plenty of physicians and med students that come here to answer.

As for your question, some people will and some people won’t. I just started med school this year and I have had people change their demeanor if they find out (I say if because I don’t like to advertise it).

And yes, people will ask you medical questions immediately. Someone in my family just asked me what I thought about some symptoms her friend is having.

 

[deleted804295]

Are you kidding, as soon as you tell people what your career plans are, you'll be badgered with medical questions. The worst onslaught will come from family. So get used to this a LOT

"Cal, Uncle Yotkin has cancer...what do know about that???"

My little brother started pimping me today about anatomy. I'm not even in medical school

 

[WedgeDawg]

Not even a little bit (some people get a bit horrified by your work hours but other than that not really).

 

[Schwifty]

Backstory: so I ran into an acquaintance from high school today and surprisingly enough my social anxiety didn’t prevent me from saying hello. She was always pretty lukewarm to me in high school but after she asked what I was up to and I told her I’m applying to med school she seemed to become overly friendly (could even say flirtatious I guess). Her boyfriend works at a pizza place in town (no stalker~I’m friends with him on Facebook. It was weird.


So non premed SDNers, did people begin treating you different in med school/residency/becoming a doctor?

Yes, hitting on girls has become exponentially easier, especially when I drop the fact that I'm "in medical school" and "going to be a doctor"

 

[Tenk]

I look like a punk surfer/skater with long blonde hair so sometimes even when I’m in scrubs patients don’t believe I’m an actual doctor. This is nice because I usually play incognito anywhere I go. I rarely tell anyone I don’t know I’m a doctor because I think people who flaunt that crap are annoying.

 

[deleted987519]

she seemed to become overly friendly (could even say flirtatious I guess).

is this a brag?

 

[907914]

look like a punk surfer/skater with long blonde hair

TBH, this is the exact kind of physician I would want to see walking in to see me at the ER.

 

[deleted966164]

is this a brag?

Brah... please...

 

[993444]

I look like a punk surfer/skater with long blonde hair so sometimes even when I’m in scrubs patients don’t believe I’m an actual doctor. This is nice because I usually play incognito anywhere I go. I rarely tell anyone I don’t know I’m a doctor because I think people who flaunt that crap are annoying.

In my mind..... you now look like Lucius Malfoy.

 

[907914]

In my mind..... you now look like Lucius Malfoy.

I pictured “Totally Kyle” from the Amanda show

 

[993444]

I pictured “Totally Kyle” from the Amanda show

I’m going on a bit of a Harry Potter craze at the moment.

 

[Tenk]

In my mind..... you now look like Lucius Malfoy.

The only thing Malfoy surfed was Voldemort’s D

 

[penpenclown]

I rarely tell anyone I don’t know I’m a doctor because I think people who flaunt that crap are annoying.

What, you don't wear your lab coat with a giant picture of your face on it everywhere you go???

 

[Tenk]

What, you don't wear your lab coat with a giant picture of your face on it everywhere you go???

That’s about as bad as scrubs at the gym.

 

[penpenclown]

To be fair at least scrubs are fairly comfortable. I've seen people at the gym working out in jeans which seems awful.

 

[beattheprocess]

I look like a punk surfer/skater with long blonde hair so sometimes even when I’m in scrubs patients don’t believe I’m an actual doctor. This is nice because I usually play incognito anywhere I go. I rarely tell anyone I don’t know I’m a doctor because I think people who flaunt that crap are annoying.

.... Like this?

 

[Tenk]

.... Like this?

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Bit shorter but yeah pmuch

 

[CaptainPoopyPants]

Bit shorter but yeah pmuch

But what about the Australian accent though?

 

[calipremed5768]

Well people who don’t look like a surfer model have to flaunt something

 

[calipremed5768]

Inb4 just flaunt your personality

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

To be fair at least scrubs are fairly comfortable. I've seen people at the gym working out in jeans which seems awful.

They’re also disgusting after being on the floor or in the ED. People who wear them to the gym are either wearing clean ones to show off or are bringing the nastiness everywhere. Both of those are gross.

 

[Cornfed101]

.... Like this?

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This is what the OBGYN looked like that delivered my first child, but with shoulder length hair

 

[Orangekiwi]

This will be me if people ask me for medical advice

 

[Tenk]

But what about the Australian accent though?

Crikey