So, I've decided to post this because one of our anatomy professors, Dr. Park, said this one day during lecture, "Oh and for all you gunners out there, the anatomical name for [insert body part] is [insert name]" And the whole class was speechless for 5 sec cause we couldn't believe he used med school slang, and then we just burst out laughing. So I thought to share a little bit med student slang just to show how wonderful med school is [insert sarcasm].
Gunner: a med student who is competitive,overly-ambitious and substantially exceeds minimum requirements. A gunner will compromise his/her peer relationships and/or reputation among peers in order to obtain recognition and praise from his/her superiors.
Getting pimped: When a professor or supervising physician shoots a lot of really hard questions at a med student incessantly for the purpose of watching them mess up.
Scut monkey: A medical student or resident forced to do mindless work by a supervising physician. Scut supposedly means some menial task or work. Other people like to make it into an acronym: Some Common Unfinished Task.
I don't post this to put down med school, or to scare anyone into not going, etc. It's just a glimpse into the life =). I hope I am managing to post both good and bad about med school (at least, I'm trying to) cause I really really really love med school and the stuff we're learning. It's the environment that doesn't agree with me. What can I say but in this world but not of it =P.
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