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Hey all,

I've been really busy studying for boards lately, and haven't had time to do much [any] drawing. Sorry about that, but unfortunately school comes first. I will attempt to get some comics up when I can, but will probably not get many up before the middle of June, when I should get back to the normal 3x/week schedule. I'll get back here when I can!

Wish me luck on boards!

Tommy

No-Brainer

184 No Brainer

I mean, you could also view pregnancy as a couple's issue, in which case being female is irrelevant. The point is, make sure your patients realize that sex may equal babies.

Crypto

183 Crypto

That's gross.

Phone Call

182 Phone Call

I'm sorry about that. When you get to be residents don't be like that guy that was on the phone, people will hate you.

Selfless

181 Selfless

See? He's saving lives now, and I'm saving lives in the future.

Professor Bingo

180 Professor Bingo

If you win at Professor Bingo, you MUST ask a question. If you win a lot, you become that student that the professor knows by name. Play this game wisely.

Social Interaction

179 Social Interaction

I can't believe we have to sit through a lecture entitled "Empathy is Necessary in Medicine. If You Don't Have It, Learn To Fake It."

That must be frustrating for you to have to sit through. Please tell me more about it.

Motivation

178 Motivation

Yea, that might be more motivation. I can barely afford to feed myself, let alone a kid.

Correct Course of Action

177 Correct Course of Action

Turns out that test answers can actually be correct in real life, too. Who'd have thought that would happen? My mind is blown.

Obnoxious Patients

176 Obnoxious Patients

Obviously you cannot do that these days, but back when I was a resident, that's sometimes what happened.  Barbaric practices, I say. But then again I said that you can fix behavior with Haldol. Confusing, huh?

Edema

175 Edema

Excess fluid doesn't get invited to parties. It's depressed about this, and sinks pretty low.

Anatomy of a MS-II

174 Anatomy of a MS-II

Yea, it's much like the Anatomy of a MS-I, but much more haggard, and worried looking. Also, MS-II is obviously more conflicted about the end of the school year as 1. The year is ending, and 2. Boards are looming.

Difficult Patients

173 Difficult Patients

This is best if you say it in iambic pentameter, but as I'm a doctor and not a poet, I'm pretty sure that the timing or syllables are off somehow. Whatever. You get the point.

Emergency Med

172 Emergency Med

What? Who better to be there when something goes wrong than me?

Eyelashes

171 Eyelashes

Why on earth would you describe it like that?

Patient Feelings

170 Patient Feelings

Although if you are a psychiatrist, that could be an interesting situation.

Medical Jargon

169 Medical Jargon

Actually, it could also just be that it's really simple and we want to make it seem more complex. You don't know what caput medusae is? It's quite simple to understand, if you speak Latin and know Greek mythology.

Histories

168 Histories

What? It could be close to lunch time, and you might have skipped breakfast.

Normal Conversation

167 Normal Conversations

Yea but by the time I actually become a doctor, you'll be on the Forbes 500 list.

Windows

166 Windows

If there were windows, you'd have to recover from your injuries in the hospital before taking your boards, leaving you less time to study, and thus making your chances of passing much lower.

Pay Attention

165 Pay Attention

Damn technology allowing students to attend lecture remotely, takes all the fun out of lecturing.

Emotion

164 Emotion

Have you seen some of the stuff they serve? Go ahead buddy, you can eat it all.

Answers

163 Answers

You didn't really expect answers at this review session did you?

Lecture Notes

162 Lecture Notes

Thankfully we always have Wikipedia, right?

Saturday Nights

161 Saturday Nights

Oh come on! I want to watch that new episode of House.

Dude, he's the worst diagnostician EVER! You don't want to be like him. Plus, he walks with the cane on the wrong side.

Death by Lecture

160 Death by Lecture

Dude, there needs to be a screening process for these lecturers.

Stimulation

159 Stimulation

Wow, sometimes I just don't think before I say things.

Cardiology

158 Cardiology

I mean, what if it doesn't start back up? I'd feel really bad if it didn't. That would ruin my day, and REALLY ruin the patient's.

Tic

157 Tic

Not TICKS, you idiot.

Awkwardly Excited

156 Awkwardly Excited

Also, we're in the middle of a coffee shop, you might not want to yell that.