So this has been an interesting week. My roommate (as I'm sure you've all heard until you're ready to vomit) is in medical school, and last night was her white coat ceremony. It's basically an intro to the medical profession where they're ceremonially presented with the white coats they'll be wearing on their clinicals and other such doctory events. It's a BIG DEAL and so I dressed myself up and went to it. It must be very meaningful to the participants, but to everyone else it was very much like a college graduation: long, pompous, and boring.On my way Continue »