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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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Lemme see your transcripts, Doc. I ain't trusting my life to anything less than an A+, honor roll student.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One of the things that is vital in a Dr, empathy, is not measured.

[–] 200ok 9 points 1 year ago

And political leanings, religious beliefs, upbringing...

All of which can affect the type of care you might receive, regardless of a scientific diagnosis.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've seen too many stupid A+ students who just memorise without actually understanding the material.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Pray, tell, does anyone know how to read and understand a course material and pass an exam on it without memorising?

In today's world of abundant distractions, reading is hard enough, reading to understand while loading your brain with other interactions seems to be an insurmountable task.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am not a medical student, so this may be a stupid question, but if the study material is something like the name of each muscle in the body, what is there to understand and not just memorize?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

How it works?

[–] RegalPotoo 2 points 1 year ago

Typically, you'd need to maintain at least an A- average GPA to be accepted into the next year of study.