Grey's Anatomy: Intern Exam Hell
There's nothing scarier than sitting down for an 8-hour test to determine if you're worthy of being a doctor, like the interns did in Grey's Anatomy last night.
Well, maybe sticking your hand inside a patient's abdomen for the first time during surgery is a tad bit scarier. But the medical exams doctors and doctors-to-be have to go through are a close second.
I remember sitting in a room with my fellow interns, much like George, Izzie, Meredith and the rest of the clan did on Grey's.
It was something I had worked towards for most of my life, particularly during the 100-hour work weeks I endured in the year leading up to my intern exam.
While my future as a doctor didn't rest on this one exam, my reputation certainly did. As you come up in the ranks as a doctor-to-be, you get somewhat used to taking tests that could determine the rest of your life. But it doesn't make it any less scary.
And all the hard work is no guarantee that you'll ace the exam.
I'm pleased to report that I got the top score among all the internal medicine interns in my program. It was, I guess you could say, my Cristina moment (but maybe Meredith will kick her butt even though she understandably spaced out during her first attempt at the test).
Potentially life-changing tests don't stop there. We'll have to wait around another few years(or whatever that is in TV time) for Grey's interns to sit for their board exams to see if they're worthy of donning the board-certified surgeon title.
As for me, my next opportunity to prove myself is coming up quickly. Internal medicine physicians must take their board certification test every 10 years to show their worthiness - and mine is later this year.
Time to break out the books...again.
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Well, maybe sticking your hand inside a patient's abdomen for the first time during surgery is a tad bit scarier. But the medical exams doctors and doctors-to-be have to go through are a close second.
I remember sitting in a room with my fellow interns, much like George, Izzie, Meredith and the rest of the clan did on Grey's.
It was something I had worked towards for most of my life, particularly during the 100-hour work weeks I endured in the year leading up to my intern exam.
While my future as a doctor didn't rest on this one exam, my reputation certainly did. As you come up in the ranks as a doctor-to-be, you get somewhat used to taking tests that could determine the rest of your life. But it doesn't make it any less scary.
And all the hard work is no guarantee that you'll ace the exam.
I'm pleased to report that I got the top score among all the internal medicine interns in my program. It was, I guess you could say, my Cristina moment (but maybe Meredith will kick her butt even though she understandably spaced out during her first attempt at the test).
Potentially life-changing tests don't stop there. We'll have to wait around another few years(or whatever that is in TV time) for Grey's interns to sit for their board exams to see if they're worthy of donning the board-certified surgeon title.
As for me, my next opportunity to prove myself is coming up quickly. Internal medicine physicians must take their board certification test every 10 years to show their worthiness - and mine is later this year.
Time to break out the books...again.
Related Links:
technorati tags: greys, greysanatomy, intern exams, interns
2 Comments:
Good luck on your exam!
Thanks!
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