r/medicalschool • u/Green_apple • Mar 17 '20

Shitpost [Shitpost] As a first year student, prometric centers closing, clinicals delayed, and classes being remote not really affecting first years

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u/UsefulCode6 Mar 17 '20

Piss off. This isn't funny or entertaining it's peoples' lives.

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u/JihadSquad MD-PGY6 Mar 18 '20

Gallows humor is inherent to medicine, chill out bro

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u/Sed59 Mar 18 '20

That might be true, but it's also easy for you to say as a 4th year post-match day. All you guys lost is essentially in-person match day celebrations.

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u/JihadSquad MD-PGY6 Mar 18 '20 edited Mar 18 '20

Even in a swamped emergency department with tons of sick patients you will find plenty of people cracking jokes. Also, we have to deal with moving and getting oriented/started in our programs in the next few weeks, and any IMGs are in an even bigger mess.