Dr. Cox explaining fun
Ziad Fattouch
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@victorkiloalpha · 2024-05 · in “First day of ICU- Brain Dead Pt”
That person at least had a mom and dad who loved them. If they didn't, that's even sadder. If I think about that every time I lose a patient or have to make a decision about putting a patient on ECMO or trying some high risk likely futile cardiac surgery, I'd go crazy. The emotional wall and dehumanization protects ourselves. It's necessary in some fields, less so in others. Always relevant: ▶ link
View on r/medicalschool@abnormaldischarge · 2023-03 · in “My psych rotation is breaking me down”
Cynicism and dark humor. Lots of them. ▶ link
View on r/medicalschool@dr_G7 · 2022-11 · in “Which is the best medical TV series ?”
Scrubs, one of the most resonating scenes for me was this: ▶ Dr. Cox - Why We Distance Ourselves
View on r/medicalschool@Doc_AF · 2021-12 · in “Is it okay to cry in front of patients ?”
Going into onc I’ve spent as much time around this stuff as I could. Physicians can cry. It lets the people around us know that we actually give a shit. The difference is do you let it affect your day. ▶ This scene from Scrubs comes to mind. We minimize a lot of the seriousness of medicine to get by or to not take ourselves too seriously but when you shed a tear or get choked up; you’re not weak, you’re not unprofess…
View on r/medicalschool@Ostrows_apprentice · 2017-05 · in “How many of you on Peds fantasize about vigilante justice?”
▶ This is why we distance ourselves. To get by.
View on r/medicalschool@MDmondays · 2015-02 · in “After an exhausting 9 hour micro study marathon, this made me laugh. xpost r/funny”
▶ Scrubs describes it best
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