10 YEARS LOOKING BACK: 7 THINGS I WISH I KNEW WHEN I FIRST GRADUATED FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE US
10 years ago, I held my medical school diploma in the US, took a deep breath and thought: I have finally reached my destination. 10 years later, when I returned to attend the graduation ceremony of Creighton University School of Medicine as a lecturer, looking at the radiant faces below, I laughed and realized the truth: I was really naive back then. Because there are core things in the medical profession that absolutely no one teaches in school. There are bloody lessons that we must trade with many years of youth, sweat and tears to fully understand. And here are 7 things I always wish someone had told me 10 years ago, as well as a most sincere message for fellow doctors who have just graduated. 1. A medical degree is not a destination, it is a ticket to a more difficult journey Graduation day is
