Back to (Med) School Shopping

While back to school season approaches (or perhaps we are already in it? I've lost count now that I'm out of it), I always get a bit 'of nostalgia back to school shopping. It 'was always my favorite time of year - the internal organizer-junkie in me loved to buy notebooks and pens and markers and designers, and the clothes always had too much fun! For those of you who are heading into medical school (congratulations !!) I drew a small list of needs (and some not-so-need) to start the year off right! These certainly can work for any school or work environment, and not only medicine!

To begin with - what to wear. I like to keep things simple, so we decided to show you how to combine the same for the upper class, clinic, or lanes easily. Easy t-shirts like this can be dressed with a skirt or down with jeans and really work for any occasion I, of course, make the disclaimer that you should always make sure that you know the dress code in your school and hospital. For us HMS you can wear whatever he wanted in the classroom, so a pair of jeans casual distressed as these were just fine, but in some schools that can not pass. The same applies to the hospital, in most hospitals I worked in wearing a t-shirt with funds stain is completely acceptable (and the norm in terms of medicine), in particular with white coat thrown on top. In RUP this is a big no-no even if (only top scrub and scrub less allowed), and in some places if you are not in the long call or scrub at night are not allowed at all (and are expected to dress more like you would for clinic). I hope this makes sense!

I chose some apartments of fun for the classroom and the clinic (black and tan are virtually the only two colors you need), and for the hospital I converted the tribes Dansko. Especially now that I'm spending more time standing these do not really make a big difference (as do compression stockings)!

One of the most important things that you buy this year? Your school bag. I got it right before Liv (in college actually) that diaper bags are the best bag for school. Could fit a ton, he had lots of pockets, and most have double shoulder straps (everything needed for my purse). This is perfect and very similar to the one I use still in the hospital, now - is in polyester so sometimes I can clean it with a disinfecting wipe and not worry about damage, has pockets everywhere, and even a crossbody strap. You can launch pad if you want to change, but I always use it as a good laptop sleeve / protector!

A watch is not a necessity in the era of the all-powerful phone, but there will be many times when controlling the phone simply is not appropriate, even if it's only for the moment. This is pretty much my favorite time.

And finally stethoscope. I went a bit 'more to my stethoscope and got a gold, but I like it and I can really take it with murmurs. I made sure to get one that has been seen again. Check with the class of med school before buying as a lot of classes will make a purchase of the group to get a group discount. Sometimes this discount can be quite significant, but sometimes you can find better deals online (like this on Amazon) - just do the comparison for yourself to be sure! Some schools will tell you that you have to buy an otoscope and ophthalmoscope and a blood pressure cuff, etc. etc. do not. I repeat, it is not necessary. You can, if you like, but most of the clinics and hospital rooms will have these readily available in patient rooms. No need to spend hundreds of dollars for them. (And yet, like most of the advice I give, of course, check with your school. Some schools are more strict than others and may actually require you to purchase them. At our age "highly recommended" and I fell in trap) !

E per la parte più divertente dello shopping (sul serio ho potuto trascorrere tutto il giorno nella sezione fermo) - la roba che sta per tenervi organizzato! Per cominciare, un buon pianificatore. Ho avuto fortuna un paio di settimane fa al Target e ha trovato un progettista giorno che è perfetto (e molto più economico - e più sottile - che il designer originale Day)! Purtroppo non è disponibile on-line più, ma il check-in negozio e forse otterrete fortunato! Progetta saggio, questo pianificatore Kate Spade arriva davvero vicino! Ho professato il mio amore per queste Russell e Hazel mini-raccoglitori prima, fanno anche i pianificatori impressionante se comprate le pagine del calendario, o semplicemente notare custodi (più bello fatto da loro colorata mini-schede)! Mi piace anche loro to-do list note appiccicose. Extra come penne colorate per le note colorati e nastro di washi per l'etichettatura cose sul vostro calendario o nelle note rendono lo studio divertente (e può anche portare a distrazione, hahaha, in modo da bilanciare le signore)! Ho gettato le puntine solo per divertimento. Probabilmente il più grande investimento che si potrebbe fare è un computer portatile. Verificare con ufficio per gli aiuti finanziari della tua scuola, molti offrono un prestito specifico per l'acquisto di un nuovo computer che è separato da uno dei tuoi altri prestiti. N e io usato questo per comprare i nostri portatili (ho un MacBook Air che era perfetta per portare avanti e indietro per classe e ancora perfetto ora)!

Più di quello che si acquista presso l'inizio della scuola medica è quello che ti ricordi. E se vi ricordate qualche cosa, ricordate questo - l'inizio della scuola medica è divertente e terrificante e si sente impossibile tutti allo stesso tempo, ma si meritano di essere esattamente dove ti trovi. E 'difficile non confrontare te a tutti i tuoi compagni di classe incredibili probabili, ma sappiate che siete abbastanza buoni. La commissione di ammissione non rovinare in voi facendo entrare e non sarà l'invio di una lettera in un mese dicendo che hanno fatto un errore. Hai lavorato il culo fuori per arrivare dove siete ora. C'è un duro lavoro molto di più a venire, ma si può (e si vuole) fare.