Monday, August 29, 2011

First day of school

Today the Grumpy kids (and Carson, whoever he is) are back to school.

It's also come to my attention that classes are starting today at the medical school I attended.

In honor of that, I'd like to show this brief educational video to let the new medical students know what the next 7-10 years of school and residency will be like.



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19 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    My son started last week. I didn't have to worry about any random kids being dropped off at my house, though, because I am a mean mom and my son rides his bike to school! It's funny...everyone else is driven or bused even though we live about a mile from the school. He leaves our house about 15 minutes after the other kids are picked up by the bus and still gets to school before they do and he always gets home from school about 15 minutes before they do. I'm not sure why more kids don't ride their bikes to school....the school has a bike rack but except for on very rare occasions his is the only bike parked there.

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  2. Mr MobiusAugust 29, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    That video seems surprisingly appropriate for med school.

    Just about to start final year, and already know that it'll be 3 months of 'ramming speed' until Finals.

    WV: ilocyo - sounds like some GI abnormality

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  3. Elle WoodsAugust 29, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Wait, medical school has lots of shirtless, muscular, men? Maybe I should have gone there instead of law school!

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  4. PackerAugust 29, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Funny I never met a Doctor with washboard abs.

    BTW, Elle , I was rather buff during my LS days, but of course I went at night and worked during the day, not like the slothful day timers.

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  5. Ms2August 29, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    University of Minnesota Med school starts today. I'm even writing this during my second lecture of second year..... I cannot wait for the next 7 to 10 yes to be over

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  6. CrownedwithVictoryAugust 29, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    And Ben Hur was there because a tile mistakenly fell from his roof...don't make mistakes! Don't allow them to happen! Suffer the consequences!

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  7. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    @Kim: I walked or biked to school through all of elementary and high school. I kinda was a walking bully magnet and small for my age, so walking/biking the 5km was just much more pleasent.

    And, as a side-benefit, I was the only student I knew in my first year who had now problem getting to classes on the sprawling, hilly campus I attended for university! :)

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  8. grasshopperAugust 29, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Ugh, that video completely summed up the tortuous hell that is med school. I'm dreading the next 10 years of soul destroying, relentless flagellation from the medical fraternity that seem intent on crushing us mere med students/interns/regs one-by-one. Bastards.

    Can you tell I'm prepping for final exams at the moment?!

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  9. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    What happened to the Views from Squad Car guy? I liked that blog.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Will you be serving Carson's favorite meal tonight; in honor of his arrival to the family?

    All kidding aside, I really do hope that whoever this Carson child is, gets dropped off at the right house this afternoon.

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  11. elysabethAugust 29, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    No wonder I didn't want to go to medical school - lol - didn't need the lashings (although I did always want to go into the medical field but not as a physician or nurse - call me weird).

    I do hope that Carson (whoever he may be) got to the right house as well.

    Our kids started two weeks ago - the 16th and my daughter started college last Wednesday - so this year I get the honor of not having to take my sone to school unless I need to run some errands prior to daughter leaving. Basically I have to either plan everything to be done on Fridays or after she returns from classes and has picked up her brother from school.

    Thanks for sharing with us - E :)

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  12. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    so med school is this place were handsome men workout without t-shirts on? and play music all day?? sign me in !!

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  13. EmDAugust 29, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    ahahahahahahaaa. perfect!! this is exactly what it's like. (i'm just beginning third year, so haven't even reached ramming speed yet!)

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  14. TundraAugust 29, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Did Carson show up after school?

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  15. ThatgirlAugust 29, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    Duke started classes almost a month ago (the PathAsst students are lumped in with the MS1s) and I can attest that it is a slog so far.

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  16. jenniferarbAugust 30, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    So....was it worth it?

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  17. Jenny WoolfAugust 30, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Well, that looks simple enough, though not very pleasant :)

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  18. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    What do you mean?!
    It's 2 am, I just got home, eating 'dinner'... got to get up in 3.5 hours... residency is awesome!...AWESOME...

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  19. AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    they'll whip you if you don't act right?

    med school sounds kinky ;]

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