In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Reality TV
A friend and I were discussing what it would be like to have a medical student reality TV show. Every episode, the least prepared pre-rounder (medical term for checking up on your patients early in the morning) gets eliminated with a caustic reprimand by the attending. The prize? Honors on the rotation, of course. Oh, but it's not that easy, there are different challenges each week. One week everyone might be assigned a patient who doesn't speak English. Or maybe the student has to do a pelvic exam. Or perhaps contestants aren't allowed to sleep (oh wait, that's just real life). Who will win? The gunner who gets there at 3 in the morning every day but gets on everyone's nerve? The MD/PhD who recites the latest journal articles? The one who sleeps with the intern? (oops, that might be a different show).
Love it! Which one are YOU, Craig?? :)
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