Med School Interview – 21 Things You Should Never Say

• When will I be able to write myself prescriptions?
• I found the MCATs to be easier and easier each time I took them.
• Who will drive us home if we are too tired post-call?
• Paternalism is ready for a comeback.
• Under what circumstances can I call in sick?
• What are the minimum requirements for me to graduate?
• To be honest, I just want drug rep pens.
• That’s what nurses are for.
• When will we cover generating multiple streams of income with cross-referrals and owning our own diagnostic equipment?
• I love the smell of [insert body fluid here] in the morning.
• Have they started making Cliffs Notes for medical texts yet?
• I don’t have a problem with being on-call, but every so often I’ll have to check in with my parole officer.
• Of course, after med school and residency, they’ll have to have insurance.
• DNR… doesn’t that stand for “Do Not Respond?”
• Does the 80-hour limit apply to med students yet?
• How often is lunch provided?
• The voices told me that this is the place that all would be fulfilled.
• My favorite blogs are GiggleMed.com and Med School Hell.
• In addition to being a shaman, I am working on a book that exposes the perils of the Western
  Health-Industrial Complex.
• Antibiotics. Antivirals. Antifungals. Anti-this. Anti-that. When are we going to live in harmony with these bugs?
• It wasn’t really drug-dealing… Let’s just say that I was self-employed.

Got some of your own? Post them in the comments below…