Drunk text your colleagues. Wish the surgical fellow luck on getting into the surgical training program he’s already graduated from. Annoy the nurses. Not ask any questions. Walk into the toilets of the opposite gender. (I think this one applies to life in general.) Laugh at patients, especially if you’re laughing at their “adiposity”. Claim that you “didn’t study at all for the exam”. We all know you did. Play Friday in the common room. Forget to wash your hands. Tell a consultant that you have absolutely no interest in their specialty. Just pretend for the few weeks that you’re on their rotation and then you can go back to hating whatever specialty you like. Spend all your time in the library. Medicine is learnt on the wards. Choose your specialty too early. Allow medicine to consume your life. Introduce yourself to everyone you meet as a medical student. It makes people treat you differently. Don’t be ashamed of it, just… don’t lead with it all the time. Hide all the good patients from your colleagues. Skip ward rounds. Hate it. Yeah, it’s gruelling, but it can be absolutely amazing. Be scared. Source
