Medical students must have this mindset

It is early on a Saturday morning when I walk out of the elevator of Doan Hall looking for a nursing desk to call the fourth-year anesthesiology resident I am supposed to be shadowing. Instead, I am met with a set of double doors and a staff-only sign. Before walking through the doors, I decided to read the placard placed on the wall next to them. As I begin to read, I hear footsteps approaching and turn to my right only to be met with the resident who immediately informs me of an emergency C-section that she was just called into. She instructs me to hang my white coat on the wall and grab a scrub cap. Then she speeds away. I struggle to keep up while attempting to recollect how the doctors on Grey’s Anatomy would tie their caps only to realize that they never actually show the caps being donned on the show. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Education Hospital-Based Medicine Medical school Source Type: blogs