TMI? Aunt Flo has come for her monthly visit, and her side effects hurt like a BI-ATCH. My afternoon nap did not go so well 
But anyways, I’ve been meaning to blog about ABC’s new reality medical show Hopkins. While I love shows such as House, Scrubs, and Grey’s Anatomy for their (inaccurate) portrayals of a life in medicine, they were purely for entertainment purposes. Hopkins, as advertised by ABC, was a “real life Grey’s Anatomy,” so at first I was skeptical. Now I don’t speak from experience, so I don’t truly know what a life as a medical student or doctor entails, but I’ve done a lot of research given my interest in pursuing the medical field. The show, I feel, emphasizes exactly why I plan to apply to med school – as cheesy as it sounds, the ability to affect other people’s lives so greatly in a comparatively small amount of time, and the challenges such a life brings. (It also emphasizes exactly why I will never be a surgeon – the long hours away from home, the off-chance your beeper will go off at 3 A.M. in the morning on your day off because you’re on call, and the greater chance of divorce.) My only spiff with the producers at ABC is the fact that it’s just a 6 episode special thing. I wish it were an actual show, with seasons and everything!
…I wonder how amazing it would be to attend JHSOM. I don’t even know if I can apply right now because I claimed AP credit for Chemistry lab. It’s a big dream anyways!
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Eff Aunt Flo! *patpat*
Hmm, I’ve heard about the show but didn’t know much about it. Maybe if it gets good reviews, ABC will look into expanding it? Although maybe it’s good to keep something that sounds special small.
I applaud all you (aspiring) med students! Thank you for spending half your life in school so you can take care of the rest of us (and enjoy your Ferraris.. ;D)
It’s only agonizing the first day, which is really weird…….and it wasn’t agonizing at all like 5 years ago
Perhaps…but maybe they’ll do a 6 episode mini series every summer haha.
Yeah forreal! I’ll be at least 30 before I’m actually working as a full-fledged doctor, and that fact kind of scares me because I’ll be SO OLD. I don’t think I’d ever buy a Ferrari though – I’d much rather use that money to add on another room to my ever expanding house
…
OH
AUNT FLO IS A METAPHOR.
that makes sense now.
Brilliant!