Being a medical student can be either funny, weird or pathetic…

Well, it’s funny when..

• Everybody knows you must be so smart!
• Most of people respect you!
• Everybody calls you a doctor that  sometimes you hate it!
• There’s a syndrome with your name (medical student syndrome)!
• You know how to measure blood pressure, how to use a stethoscope and what drugs are used for!!
• You know it’s called “Alzheimer’s” not “Zahaimar” and “Schizophrenia” not “Shezophrenia” ! 😛
• Your neighbor catches flu and asks you to prescribe her a drug!
• You watch medical series and  feel so happy when you understand what they’re talking about and much happier when you know the diagnosis of a disease!
• You’ve got plenty of time (7 years) to make new friends, they become a part of your family and you become a part of theirs!

It’s weird when..

• You use medical terms in the middle of your ordinary talk, even without noticing!
• Your Facebook status and posts are medically related!
• You type “Vagus” instead of “Vegas” and “Staph” instead  of “Staff” and you may even say “Jugular” instead of “Jaguar”!!
• Your parents get you a stethoscope, a microscope or any other “scope” for your birthday & you may celebrate it at college with your friends within 15 minutes right before an upcoming lecture!
• You’d rather spend two hours staring at a human liver, studying its anatomy, than go home later and find out that your mother has cooked “livers” for lunch!!
• You’re not supposed to  panic when you see a dead body dissected into pieces or a blood pool in the street!

And it becomes pathetic when..

• You forget your name!
• You’re always supposed to be anywhere but your home… Doing what? Attending either lectures, sections, rounds or courses!!
• You forget what  a “weekend” means since you’re out 24/7!!
• You’re always doing something, so your biggest  fun becomes staying at home and doing nothing!
• You either have migraines, gastritis or sinusitis!
• You take anti-depressants, anxiolytics & sedatives without (or with) consultation!
• You get a panic attack at least twice!
• Sometimes you think you might need psychotherapy!
• Your summer vacation starts 2 months after other students get bored of theirs!
• Your younger siblings graduate before you do and even get a job!!
• You usually miss your family gatherings, birthday parties & weddings and you spend your whole “Eid” vacation studying for an upcoming exam!
• Peoples’ blood, urine, stools, pus, sputum and vomitus become a part of your curriculum and a part of your job later!! (Yeah, I know it’s disgusting)!!

But you know what, after all, I think I love being a medical student!!  🙂