1. community medicine a.k.a. commed
in which you let the community do the work because, quite honestly, they don't need you there anymore. i *heart* bgy 193. :)

2. psychiatry a.k.a. psych
in which you fear the thought of your patient's story making sense because if it does, well... you might need a referral yourself.

3. neurology a.k.a. neuro
in which you always have to know everything.

4. otorhinolaryngology a.k.a. orl/ent
in which you feel like a space-occupying lesion except when there are not enough interns and pre-residents to handle all those patients.

5. ophthalmology a.k.a. ophtha
in which you think you're not in pgh because sentro is so darn pretty and actually air-conditioned.

6. radiology a.k.a. radio
in which you feel like you're being sucked into a black hole. the rooms are dark, you can't help but feel a bit sleepy, and there's no signal whether you're smart, globe or sun.

7. anesthesiology a.k.a. anesth
in which you feel like you're in grey's anatomy with your scrubs, cap and mask.

8. dermatology a.k.a. derma
in which you feel everything but beautiful after you've figured out what all those lesions on your skin are called.

9. management
in which you're on a two-week vacation from pgh.

10. rheumatology, orthopedics and rehabilitation medicine a.k.a. rheuma-ortho-rehab
in which you attempt to learn about three completely different specialties in two weeks - in our case, less. you also get to teach in-patients how to exercise their backs properly.

11. pediatrics a.k.a. pedia
in which you find yourself hurting children (immunization, blood extraction, iv line insertion, nasogastric tube insertion, etc.) to save them.

12. obstetrics and gynecology a.k.a. ob-gyne
in which you see so many vaginas that you don't find them gross anymore.

13. internal medicine a.k.a. im








in which you don't get to post any pictures because you were too busy memorizing harrison's to take any.

14. surgery a.k.a. surg
in which you take a huge leap from suturing a pork leg to closing an intern's incision which is dangerously close to the pulsation of the external jugular.

15. family medicine a.k.a. fammed
in which you spend more time in front of the computer than in the hospital because there are so many papers to be done.

16. community-oriented medical education a.k.a. come
in which you teach bhws the basics of providing health care, patient education... and math.


verse for the day:
"you are the light of the world. a city on a hill cannot be hidden. neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. in the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." [matthew 5:14-16]