STAYING HEALTHY WHILST STUDYING

STAYING HEALTHY WHILST STUDYING

DRINKS

drink plenty of water - take a bottle to school and refill throughout the day. Keep a jug and a glass on your desk and drink it all!💧

add stuff to your water if you get bored - lemon, cucumber etc

drink green tea, herbal teas, milk for a change. ☕️

Avoid too much coffee + alcohol! 🍷

FOOD

eat proper meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner 🍴

eat enough fruit and veg - add a couple of portions to every meal 🍅

avoid sugary snacks - or only have them with something healthy e.g strawberries dipped in nutella  🍓

healthy snack ideas - nuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, bread sticks or carrot sticks with hummus, rice cakes, yogurt, sugar-free cereal, apple or veg crisps, coconut chunks, piece of fruit 🍎🍍🍉

LIFESTYLE

get enough sleep - go to bed earlier, get into a good sleeping pattern before exams start. Avoid all-nighters.  💤

exercise frequently - at least a few times a week if you can, if you don’t have time then do a 5 min workout on youtube, everybody can spare 5 minutes. Take the stairs instead of the lift, walk instead of the bus etc.

get enough rest - take breaks when you need them, do stuff you enjoy, spend time with friends and family, watch your favourite tv, read books other than textbooks. Keep your life balanced and your mind clear.

TIPS

Look after yourself - mind and body.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it.

Know when enough is enough.

If you’re hungry and want a snack, have a glass of water first. You may just be thirsty.

Health is a greater priority than grades. Remember that.

Avoid buying unhealthy food in the first place, if if’s not in the fridge you can’t eat it. Remove the temptation.

But if you really want that chocolate bar, have it. Don’t be mean to yourself.

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May 21, 2016

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Hi! I just want to ask for some tips and advise I could use to survive as I become the lowest kind of species in the hospital barely a week from now. Thank you so much in advance! God bless you! :) I hope residency works smoothly for you. :)

Alright, Here are: 

Dr. Dre’s Top 10 Tips for Excelling as a Third Year Medical Student

1. Be on time!

For Christ sake, be on time! Every time. It is the most simple thing you can do but that simple thing becomes excessively complicated when you sleep a MAXIMUM of 4 hours a night on your transplant surgery rotation. Set 10 alarms if you have to. Don’t let being late be something that shows up in your evaluation. 

2. Always say YES! (to the dress)

I don’t care if it is a rectal exam, abscess drainage, fecal disimpaction, SAY YES! Your goal should be to try at least everything once. You don’t know you don’t enjoy prostate exams until you have done 10 of them. “No” is not in your vocabulary during third year.

3. Read up on your patients.

I prefer UpToDate, which I unfortunately have no stock in. Each patient presents an opportunity for learning. Try to read in real time after you have seen the patient, if there isn’t time, read that night. Not only will it help with your shelf exams but also impress those you work with.

4. Act like the specialty you are on is the one you are going to go into.

You are on urology, pretend to be the ext greatest urologist. You are on OB/GYN, you live and breathe OB/GYN. Getting into this mindset will: make you want to study more for that specialty, make residents and attendings want to show you more cool stuff and give you greater tasks, it will give you a true window into the specialty and if it is the right one for you.

5. Be upfront with your superiors “I want to do well on this rotation”

One of my best rotations, I started by telling the residents “Hey, I want to get honors on this rotation, let me know what I can do to get there.” Why be shy? What is wrong with wanting to do well. Let the residents know I wasn’t messing around. They challenged me and gave me constant feedback on my performance. Crushed it.

6. Let others know where you are going and when you will be back.

I hate hearing “Where is the medical student?” It is simple, tell the resident where you are going, how long you will be there and when you will be back. They can then tell you how to find the team when you return to prevent you aimlessly wandering the hospital halls. Or sending an annoying “Yo, where you all at?” page. I have heard from many colleagues who had evaluations read “Medical student was missing and unreliable.” Don’t let this be you.

7. If you don’t have enough to do help out with other residents patients.

On one of my easier rotations, I was so bored because my patients were not active. I wanted more to do. During rounds, I would listen to the “To Do’s” for the rest of our team’s patients and write them down. I would pick easy ones I could do quickly, Hey I can call speech language pathology for you, Oh I already looked at her urine bag, no blood.

8. Nurses can be your GREATEST asset.

Love them and respect them. They will really save your booty with your patients. They know more than you so listen to them!

9. NEVER EVER EVER ask if you can go home! 

This right is reserved for second semester 4th year medical students. instead, always ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?” I know I know, you want to get home, eat, study, sleep but this is the way it goes. Some residents are cognizant of your needs and let you go. they remember what it felt like to be in your shoes. Yet, some are just plain mean. Making me check a patient for hypocalcemia symptoms at 8pm at night!

10. HAVE SOME FUN!!!!

Ok I don’t want to be cheesy but 3rd year is a whirlwind blast. THIS is what you have been waiting for, have been working towards. Patient care here you come. You get to pretty much play doctor. None of this sitting in lecture bullspit. People are going to start calling you doctor by accident and it is going to feel SO GOOD. Be a sponge and absorb as much as you can because everything is new and exciting. Relish these moments.

PATIENT QUOTES

Me: Do you have any pets?

Patient: No.

Me: Who do you live with at home?

Patient: Just me and my cat.

Me: I thought you said you didn’t have any pets?

Patient: My cat isn’t a pet, he is part of the family.