While I was still alive! And I'm never doing it again. I got paid $250 to go to the UM School of Medicine to be a Standard Patient for the second year competency exams. NOT FUN.
The first half of the day wasn't too bad. They gave me a case to memorize, and then seven or eight students interviewed me to try and diagnose me correctly. My case? I was an anemic 35 year old running a computer business from my home.... with SEVEN children. I got quite a few interesting reactions, haha!
Then the second part of the day were the physical exams, and let me tell you, if I have to have another cardiac, pulmonary, or abdominal exam again anytime soon, I'm going to hurt someone. I didn't even know about this part when I agreed to it! In two days I had 46 physical exams done to me. I'm just glad it's over...
Well, to be honest, I guess I am exaggerating a bit. It wasn't SO bad. I just got deathly bored by the end of the day. It's not easy being poked and prodded from 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon by a bunch of nervous book worms.
Oh, the things a college kid will do to pay their rent. : /
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