MD & DO Med Student Anonymous - Help Plz

[Gray Fox]

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Hi. My name is Gray Fox.

I have the worst case of senioritis in my life.
I used to have the fire. Shooting for the moon. Always reading. Always gunning.
But it all changed after I submitted my app to ERAS.
Shortly after, I lost that fire. I became illiterate. I binge Netflix. I'm working out. I'm actually happy again, and I'm scared.
I have a terrifying indifference to learning in the wards.
I'm like Mr. Honeybadger, just don't give a ****.

I don't know how to be that neurotic, unhappy, overbearing med student again.

Please help.

 

[theonlytycrane]

Only M1, but first semester was an interesting experience for me. I went all out to see what would be achievable for me and I did really well. I also sacrificed a lot though and didn't feel as healthy with how I ate, worked out, and slept. It really made me think about what field I want to go into. It hit me when we were learning basic cardio from a really smart doc who was ultra overweight and had been on beta-blockers for 20 years. Studying to be able to help people with their health while losing my own health was kind of a weird feeling. I'm currently leaning more towards family medicine/peds and not feeling bad about taking time to be happy running/lifting daily, eating, and sleeping well. This is a weird personal journey for us all. /rant over

 

[Peach Newport]

You’re dedicating your life to medicine. If you’re not the best at Medicine... it means you’re failing... at your life.

If you’re not first, you’re last. No one remembers #2 in their class - they remember the Michael Phelps who matched Neurosurg at Harvard and got interviewed on Oprah. No one cares about the miserable loser slaving away in an community internal medicine residency triaging tummyaches.

People tell you that being a doctor, helping society, and absolutely crushing it in the dating scene are reward enough. Go on SDN for 5 minutes and you realize that this is politically correct garbage fed to us by liberals.

No one in their right mind trusts a “doctor” who scored a 235 and matched a midtier IMG sweatshop. In a country with 300,000 medically related deaths a year, most patients can compare doctors with healthgrades - and they sure as **** aren’t gonna make appointments with the guy who did residency at a hospital affiliated with a university ranked #60 by US W+N.

Get your **** together man. People’s lives are in your hands.

 

[zero0]

Ok, first thing's first. Take a deep breath. You were right to come to us, and right in the nick of time.

Here's what I need you to do. Open up your copy of first aid, rip out the highest yield page you can find, cut it into tiny pieces, arrange it into lines, and insufflate. How do you feel?

 

[Peach Newport]

Ok, first thing's first. Take a deep breath. You were right to come to us, and right in the nick of time.

Here's what I need you to do. Open up your copy of first aid, rip out the highest yield page you can find, cut it into tiny pieces, arrange it into lines, and insufflate. How do you feel?

I’d say the rheumatic fever page of cardiac path gives the best high overall - very stimulating, like you just stole your roommate’s adderall.

However, the sense of entitlement and smug superiority that comes from IV’ing the MOAs of autonomic drugs really can’t be beat.

Some people say that they prefer the soothing euphoria of the first staph aureus entry. TBH I don’t trust these people and you shouldn’t either

 

[TypeADissection]

I'm like Mr. Honeybadger, just don't give a ****.

I don't know how to be that neurotic, unhappy, overbearing med student again.

Please help.

No help needed. Congratulations. You have now graduated to somebody I'd actually like to work with. Cheers.

 

[Goro]

Hi. My name is Gray Fox.

I have the worst case of senioritis in my life.
I used to have the fire. Shooting for the moon. Always reading. Always gunning.
But it all changed after I submitted my app to ERAS.
Shortly after, I lost that fire. I became illiterate. I binge Netflix. I'm working out. I'm actually happy again, and I'm scared.
I have a terrifying indifference to learning in the wards.
I'm like Mr. Honeybadger, just don't give a ****.

I don't know how to be that neurotic, unhappy, overbearing med student again.

Please help.

MSIV? You're right on schedule.

 

[road2residency]

Once I submitted to ERAS, my brain went blank. Most of the residents you work with will remember and understand that. This is totally normal for MSIV. Just be careful on your rotations, especially at places you applied to and want to match at. Don't duck out, don't be rude and don't burn bridges. Just do the minimum and you will be fine. Unless your grades aren't great. Then kiss all the asses and pray for a spot.

 

[radoncologyhopeful]

Hi. My name is Gray Fox.

I have the worst case of senioritis in my life.
I used to have the fire. Shooting for the moon. Always reading. Always gunning.
But it all changed after I submitted my app to ERAS.
Shortly after, I lost that fire. I became illiterate. I binge Netflix. I'm working out. I'm actually happy again, and I'm scared.
I have a terrifying indifference to learning in the wards.
I'm like Mr. Honeybadger, just don't give a ****.

I don't know how to be that neurotic, unhappy, overbearing med student again.

Please help.

I can totally relate. I used to study anytime I wasn't in clinic. Now, I don't want to do anything.

 

[mehc012]

Hi. My name is Gray Fox.

I have the worst case of senioritis in my life.
I used to have the fire. Shooting for the moon. Always reading. Always gunning.
But it all changed after I submitted my app to ERAS.
Shortly after, I lost that fire. I became illiterate. I binge Netflix. I'm working out. I'm actually happy again, and I'm scared.
I have a terrifying indifference to learning in the wards.
I'm like Mr. Honeybadger, just don't give a ****.

I don't know how to be that neurotic, unhappy, overbearing med student again.

Please help.

Umm...who said you can't go through med school binging Netflix, working out, and being happy?
This is called returning to normalcy after what sounds like overdoing it for a few years. Relax, lean into it, you'll be fine.